Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields

© 2002, © 2023 by Paul Freeman. Revised 12/6/23.

*** Dedicated in the memory of my father, Harris Freeman (1929-2010), who supported my interest in aviation ever since I was a little boy. ***

“History & mystery combined.”

On the following pages, you will find information on vanished or abandoned airfields & their unusual histories.

As a pilot, a particular interest of mine has always been the abandoned airfields that dot the landscape of much of this country.

Both for their potential safety value to a pilot in an emergency,

and also for their sometimes fascinating history, this particular topic has always held my curiosity.

When I'm a passenger on commercial flights, I've always found myself looking out the window, constantly looking for airfields below.

When I fly as a pilot myself, I've always tried to land at as many airports as possible,

to learn a little about each one.

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Please consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth & operation of this site.

This website is supported by the American Aviation Historical Society:

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This website contains descriptions & images of 2,734 airfields, in all 50 states:

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Since this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown tremendously.

If the total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow,

it will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses.

Therefore, I request financial contributions from site visitors,

to help defray the increasing costs of the site

and ensure that it continues to be available & to grow.

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Airfield entries recently added to the website include:

Sugar Loaf Resort Airport MI, Hawkes Airfield NH, Rives Airpark TX, Besse Field NH, White Mountain Gateway Airport NH, Bradshaw Airpark VA, Weirs Seaplane Base NH, Morse Airfield NH,

Shealy Airport SC, Berkeley Airport CA, Langin Field WV, Equinox Airport VT, Midway Airport NY, Dudley Intermediate Field MA, Westwego Airport LA, Kittyhawk Airport TX, and updates to many others.

Comments about my page? Information you would like to contribute?

Contact the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com

If you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the story of these airfields, please send them.

If you have photographs to share, a few requests:

JPG format usually works the best.

Higher resolution photos are generally better.

Please specify the year the picture was taken, and the photographer (if you know that information).

Other items which can be used to expand the website's coverage:

old aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories.

If you have items such as these & would consider donating them to the website,

please contact the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com

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In February 2015 the “Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields” website hit TWO MILLION visitors!

In April 2019 the “Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields” website celebrated its 20^th Anniversary!

Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years.

History of the website:

This site has been on the web since April 1999.

From April 2002 - August 2023 this website had 2,960,500 visitors.

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