The airport was constructed in 1947, under the Federal Airport Act, and its runway was paved in 1948. The original transitions to the taxiways were curved, or jug-handle-shaped to support tail-draggers like the DC-3 that operated at the airport in for the next 10 years.

In 1949, Provincetown-Boston Airlines (PBA), owned by John Van Arsdale Sr., started scheduled air service between Provincetown and Boston using Cessna Bobcats. For the next 30 years, PBA acquired surplus DC-3s, Martin 404s, and expanded its fleet with Cessna 402s, Embraer 110s and 120s, and YS-11s. Through a series of mergers, PBA was eventually acquired by People Express and which later merged with Continental Airlines and in 1988, Continental cancelled the Provincetown – Boston route.  Cape Air began operations that same year and continues to serve Provincetown today.

https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/273/Airport-History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincetown_Municipal_Airport

https://provincetownhistoryproject.org/PDF/lib_500_009-provincetown-boston-airlines.pdf