It originally encompassed 695 acres and cost $1.5 million .
In 1940 , Wicomico County and the City of Salisbury begun to construct the airport with the Works Progress Administration .
City of Salisbury originally encompassed 695 acres and cost $1.5 million .
In 1940 , Wicomico County and the City of Salisbury begun to construct the airport with the Works Progress Administration .