Editing Centralia, Washington (section)

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Centralia is served by the [[Chehalis–Centralia Airport]]. The city, beginning in 1961, was once a co-owner of the airfield<ref name="TCAPA">{{cite news |last1=Wayt |first1=Bob |title=Twin Cities airport 'prettiest' - Airport has had its controversial issues |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1976/07-03/page-22 |access-date=July 17, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=July 3, 1976 |page=E}}</ref> but withdrew from the joint operating agreement in 2004 due to concerns over contract violations, liability, and [[Cost–benefit analysis|cost-benefits]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McClurg |first1=Dian |title=Airport controversy continues |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/airport-controversy-continues,239454? |access-date=July 18, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=July 14, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Spurr |first1=Kyle |title=Chehalis-Centralia Airport Ownership in Question |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/chehalis-centralia-airport-ownership-in-question,93112 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=October 11, 2013}}</ref> Centralia was once home to the Centralia Municipal Air Field located near Fort Borst Park. Opened in August 1927 to 10,000 spectators and an aerial performance, the airport quietly folded by the mid-1930s reportedly due to hardships caused by the [[Great Depression]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wayt |first1=Bob |title=Centralia once had airfield |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1977/12-03/page-34 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |work=The Daily Chronicle |date=December 3, 1977 |page=W}}</ref>