 The airport was established at the former Army airbase at Napier Field in 1965, after a push to move the airport was started in the early 1950s by then-Mayor Richmond McClintock.Jet services began in 1968 with Southern Airways' acquisition of DC-9 aircraft, and continue today using the CRJ-200 regional passenger jet.Unlike many municipal airports in the U.S., the Dothan airport is entirely self-supporting, operating without any tax-generated funding.