ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn ðə fˈɜːst tˈɜːmɪnəl bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd ænd bˈɪlt baɪ ðə pˈʌblɪk wˈɜːks dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt æɾə kˈɔst ʌv pˈaʊnd fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈaʊnd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn ænd wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪn mˈeɪ ʌv ðæt jˈɪɹ.
In 1949 the first terminal building was designed and built by the Public Works Department at a cost of £50,000 (£ in 2015) and was opened in May of that year.