Airport development
1987
The Cantonal Air Traffic Concept is born, with which the State Council adopts the principle of complementary development of Ticino's two main airports, giving priority to Lugano-Agno for scheduled commercial and business traffic, and Locarno for general, military, business aviation and seasonal (charter) traffic.
1968/69
On March 21, 1968, the State Council transmits to the Grand Council a project for the renovation of the Cantonal Airport, a project accepted on February 10, 1969.
An appeal supported by 6,856 signatures is filed against this decision, resulting in a popular vote on May 20, 1969 (Referendum against the first stage construction credits): 12,548 votes against and 7,959 in favor.
Following the popular rejection, the federal government took over from the canton: in the early 1970s, the technical needs of military aviation prompted the federal government to build a paved runway 800 meters long in Locarno-Magadino.