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 Elko Airport (Terminus of the First Commercial Air Mail Route) Posted by:  brwhiz
N 40° 49.727 W 115° 46.811
11T E 602854 N 4520466
Nevada State Historical Marker No. 107 is located in front of the General Aviation Terminal at Elko Regional Airport.
Waymark Code: WMF8NE
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2012
Views: 14
This Historic Marker describes the first scheduled Air Mail flight that ended at Elko.
Marker Title (required): Elko Airport (Terminus of the First Commercial Air Mail Route)
Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 107
Marker Text (required):
On April 6, 1926, Varney Air Lines pilot Leon Cuddeback carried one bag of mail and landed his tiny Curtiss Swallow biplane at Elko, Nevada, completing the first scheduled Air Mail run in the United States.
The single-engine 90 horsepower aircraft had taken off from Pasco, Washington, stopped in Boise, Idaho for fuel and mail, then completed the 460 mile flight to Elko. The Varney contract was awarded October, 27, 1925, at a rate of 8 cents an ounce. Varney sold to Boeing, which merged with United Airlines in 1931.
County (required): Elko
Marker Type (required): Full Size (with blue painted mesh)
Other Marker Type (optional): None
Is Marker Damaged? (required): No
Other Damage Type (optional): None
URL - Website (optional): [Web Link]
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