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==History==
[[Image:Hagler1940.PNG|thumb|right|Hagler Field in 1940]]
In [[1933]], [[Lee Conner Hagler]] and [[Harry Blanchard]] purchased 504 acres of wooded land northeast of the city. The two cleared space for two grass airstrips and erected a surplus Navy hangar. On [[April 7]], [[1934]] the first commercial flight landed in Pensacola — a 14-passenger tri-motor Stinson from Atlantic and Gulf Coast Airlines. In [[1935]], the [[City of Pensacola]] took over purchased the airfield for $50,000 and through made Blanchard manager.<ref name="PAFW">[http://www.pafw.com/pnshist.htm Pensacola Area Flight Watch]</ref> With the help of the Works Progress Administration , the City of Pensacola developed it Hagler Field into a permanent municipal airport. Regular National Airlines began regular commercial service began in to Pensacola on [[November 1]], [[1938]].<ref name="PAFW" />
The Navy took over command of the airport from [[1942]]-[[1945]], although civilian air service continued. The Navy constructed two new airfields and lengthened the existing two. A terminal and control tower were built in the 1950s. The first commercial jet plane — an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 — landed at Pensacola's airport on [[August 25]], [[1965]].
