According to the following link, Sam Jones was a former Urban League leader. The other reason this was renamed was that once the new midfield terminal is opened, Airport Expressway will no longer lead to the airport.
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=23936
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Yes, eventually. Originally it was called Idlewild Airport. In 1943 it was renamed Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport, and then in 1948 it was again renamed New York International Airport. After JFK's assassination in 1963, it was renamed JFK Airport.
Orchard Field was renamed O'Hare International Airport in 1949.
It was renamed shortly after JFK's assassination, to honor him.
Hobby was renamed to Bush.
The airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 24, 1963, one month after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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It was renamed to its current name in 1953.
Originally it was called Idlewild Airport. In 1943 it was renamed Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport, and then in 1948 it was again renamed New York International Airport. After JFK's assassination in 1963, it was renamed JFK Airport.
The airport was first built by local groups with a different name for the airport. But in 1921, it was renamed to Wold-Chamberlain Field and in 1944 it was renamed to Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Field. But the main terminal was built in '62 and the current was built in 2001.
Chicago Municipal Airport was renamed in 1949 to commemorate the Battle of Midway during the Second World War.
Chicago Municipal Airport was renamed Midway Airport in 1949, to commemorate the 1942 Battle of Midway, a turning point for the United States in World War II.
New York International Airport opened in 1948. The airport was officially renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on December 24, 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963.