In 1935 this airline built a prefab hotel on Midway as a rest stop for passengers flying on its China Clippers
[DOC] [TLE] China Clipper's Inaugural Flight from San Francisco to Manila - 1935 [PAR] from Midway in 8 hours and 28 Minutes; flies to Guam Today ... today (Tuesday) 
en route to Manila after a swift 1,191-mile flight from Midway islands.