Question: Where in Florida did the first commercial airline flight take off from in 1914?
Answer: St. Petersburg
Florida holds the distinction of hosting the world’s first commercial airline flight. In the 1920s, Key West was the birthplace of one of the world’s most renowned airlines, Pan American. On January 1, 1914, a flying boat took off from St. Petersburg in front of a cheering crowd of 3,000 and the Mayor. It safely arrived in Tampa, a journey of about 24 miles, 23 minutes later. The first flight carried a pilot and a single paying passenger.
