▁field . ▁ ▁These ▁included ▁several ▁W ac os . ▁ ▁A ▁Ford ▁Tri - M ot or ▁was ▁on ▁display ▁for ▁opening ▁day . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁ra ff le ▁for ▁a ▁free ▁flight ▁to ▁C inc inn ati ' s ▁L un ken ▁Field , ▁and ▁a ▁fol ded - wing ▁aircraft ▁carrying ▁local ▁government ▁and ▁civ ic ▁leaders ▁Tax ied ▁across ▁the ▁bridge , ▁led ▁a ▁para de ▁around ▁Hun ting ton , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁air port , ▁extended ▁its ▁wings , ▁and ▁took ▁them ▁on ▁an ▁aer ial ▁tour . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁opening , ▁the ▁Emb ry - R iddle ▁Company ▁was ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁F BO . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁opened ▁a ▁flight ▁school . ▁ ▁Emb ry - R iddle ▁closed ▁its ▁flight ▁school ▁and ▁with d rew ▁service ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁disput es ▁with ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁over ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁hang ar ▁facility . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁were ▁marked ▁by ▁repeated ▁attempts ▁to ▁establish ▁passenger ▁and ▁mail ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁H - I - C ▁Airport . ▁▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁saw ▁relatively ▁short ▁attempts ▁by ▁American ▁Airlines ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁a ▁permanent , ▁regular ▁service ▁was ▁begun . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁length en