Airport Mall was the first enclosed shopping mall in the state of Maine. It opened in 1970 and is located near the Bangor Airport. A 77,300 square-foot Woolco was the main anchor store. Local chain Freese's opened a store at the mall in 1970. Woolco closed in the early 80's and Rich's departement store replaced it in 1983. Staples opened around 1992. Rich's closed it's doors in 1997. Renovations were started in July 1998 at the vacant Rich's. Ames relocated their Broadway store to the former Rich's, possibly because the store was in a better location and was larger. than the former Zayre where it was located.

Ames lasted until Fall 2002 after the bankruptcy of the chain. The former Ames was divided in three stores. Marshalls opened in one of them. Dollar Tree leased the middle one (23,000 sq.ft.). The last 24,000 sq.ft. part remained available for a while but was finally leased in July 2008 to Ocean State Job Lot.

The interior mall is very small and is rarely busy. There are many vacant stores and most anchor stores don't even have access to the common area. Many stores are local shops and another store is now the DMV. The mall and some storefronts look very outdated. The outside of the mall has been renovated though. In 2012 Fashion Bug announced it would close all of its stores including the Bangor location. In 2014 Staples closed its doors when the company decided to close dozens of stores nationwide. The store has been replaced by a furniture and mattress store.

Airport Mall story at Mall Hall of Fame

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