Airport Inn

This article is about the "world famous" bar. For the motel see Airport Inn Motel.

The Airport Inn (abbreviated API) is a bar and barbecue stand located at 7502 5th Avenue North near the Birmingham International Airport.

During the 1960s, the Airport Inn was frequented by pilots from the 106th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. Members of that outfit were recruited in 1961 to the Bay of Pigs operation against Cuba. A small shrine to Riley Shamburger, a pilot killed in the operation, was created behind the bar. Another pilot, Roy Wilson was a part-time bartender.

References

• Trest, Warren and Don Dodd. (April 2001) Wings of Denial. Montgomery: NewSouth Books. ISBN 1-58838-021-1