Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields of New York

Do you ever wonder what happened to the old airport where you learned to fly? The "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website, at www.airfields-freeman.com, is a free historical archive of pictures & description of 1,918 former airfields, in all 50 states & territories.

The NY pages of the website are filled with entries describing Flushing Airport, Floyd Bennett Field, Rockaway Airport, Staten Island Airport, and many other former NY airports, all lavishly documented.
Visit www.airfields-freeman.com to see them all!

Paul Freeman
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Hi Paul, I discovered some Kodachrome slides of Flushing Airport recently. They were taken by my grandfather in 1972 and feature the Goodyear Blimp. (Probably there for the Open) Would you be interested in them for the site?

Definitely! Do you have the ability to scan the slides? If so, you can email them to [email protected].

Thanks.

Paul
www.airfields-freeman.com

Love the site !!! I used to drive to Flushing in 79-80, just to hang out, I got my private Jersey side at Motown ( MMU), JFK was/is my field of dreams !!!

Glad you like it. Do you have any pics from your time @ Flushing?

Thanks.

Paul
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No unfortunately I never took any pix there, I had my 7th birthday at FBF, I remember the P2V-7s, the A-4s, and a visiting F-102 from California all in the shadow of Kennedy across the bay.

Paul,

Great site. I have learned of a lot of fields that I didn't even know existed before I found them on your site. I contacted you a few years ago wondering if you still were looking for updated pics of Reese AFB near Lubbock, TX. I do have them, and actually took a few yesterday when I was out that way for a meeting. This time I CAN email them if you are still interested.

I was wondering if you might be interested in including Clinton/Sherman Airport near Burns Flat, OK? near the website? The runway is still active, or at least appears to have been given to/ and used by Clinton, OK. It was most definitely a military airfield though, and appears as if some of the old buildings are still standing. I found it on Earth one afternoon at work, and the Christmas Tree tipped me off, but it looks pretty unused from the Streetview images I see.

Travis

That's a neat site. Finally, I learned what happened to Aretz airfield in Lafayette IN. I was a Purdue student in 1991 and took lessons there. I knew it closed before I moved back east but couldn't remember when. It was depicted in Flight Simulator 98 but by the time I upgraded to FS9 it had been taken out.

My landings at FS Aretz were considerably better than my landings at real-life Aretz LOL

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I was a Purdue student in 1991 and took lessons there. I knew it closed before I moved back east but couldn't remember when. It was depicted in Flight Simulator 98 but by the time I upgraded to FS9 it had been taken out.

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Boiler Up!

Thanks to material submitted by readers, the historical content on www.airfields-freeman.com has continued to expand: In the past 3 months, a total of 35 additional airfields have been added to the website, bringing the site's total of airfields covered to 1,996, across all 50 states. Many of the existing writeups have been updated with new material, with a total of over 30,723 airfield pictures now on the site.

So if you haven't visited www.airfields-freeman.com in a while, come back & see how much interesting aviation historical material has been added to the site.

Thanks!

Paul Freeman
www.airfields-freeman.com

I've always enjoyed reading your site, Paul. Looking through it last night, I discovered information on an airfield that had been located just a few miles from my house. I drive by there all the time, but you'd never know that it was once an airfield.

The historical content on www.airfields-freeman.com continues to grow. with two recent sources of a significant amount of historical pictures & information. In addition to other readers' contributions of material, two readers of the site, Kevin Walsh & David Stevenson, have recently contributed a treasure trove of material which has started to appear on the site & will continue to be added to the site over the coming month. I appreciate the flow of pictures & material from everyone else, as www.airfields-freeman.com is truly a collaborative project. The site's total of airfields covered now includes 2,068 airfields, across all 50 states.

If you haven't visited www.airfields-freeman.com in a while, take a look to see what's been added.

Paul Freeman

The number of former airfields covered on www.airfields-freeman.com now includes 2,103 airfields, across all 50 states. This includes new additions describing former airfields such as McConnell Field TN, Auburn Airfield WA, and others in California, Pennsylvania, and other states, new images of Meigs Field IL, Haley AAF IL, Echerverria Field Az, and Leicester Airport MA, and updates to many other articles describing former airfields. If you have applicable material, particularly pictures, please let me know!

So if you haven't been to the website in a while, come take a look at what's been added!

Paul Freeman
www.airfields-freeman.com

The historical content on www.airfields-freeman.com continues to grow, with many recent significant submissions of historical material from readers. The site's total of airfields covered now includes 2,136 airfields, across all 50 states. This includes new additions describing former airfields such as Saugus Field MA, Morgan Field MI, Alexai Point Army Airfield AK, Haydu - Mt Bethel Airport NJ, Dunlap Airfield TN, Martins Creek Airport PA, McGills Ultralight Field AZ, Albany Field GA, Fort Lewis #1 Airfield WA, Dayton Airport WA, Skyline Peak Airport NC, and updates to many other articles describing former airfields. If you have applicable material, particularly pictures, please let me know!

Paul Freeman
www.airfields-freeman.com

After transitioning the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website to a new hosting company at the end of last year, I'm happy to report that all of its content (1.3 gigabytes) is now available through a much more robust host.

I've also resumed adding new content to the site. Thanks to historical material submitted by readers, the site's total of airfields covered now includes 2,168 airfields, across all 50 states. This includes new additions describing former airfields such as Park Ridge Airport IL, Clear Ridge Airport NE, Fernley Airfield NV, Rubinkam Airport IL, Saugatuck-Douglas Airport MI, Iberia Parish Airport LA, Haulover Canal Airfield FL, Bassler Airfield MD, and updates to many others. If you have applicable material about a former airfield, please let me know.

And I truly appreciate financial donations, without which the site could not continue.

Paul Freeman
www.airfields-freeman.com

Thanks to historical material contributed by Kevin Walsh, Ron Plante, Brian Rehwinkel, and hundreds of other aviation history buffs over the past quarter, the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website's quantity of material has grown to a total of 2,204 airfields, across all 50 states. This includes new additions describing former airfields such as Groveton Airfield NH, Elsinore Airport CA, Brightwood Airport IN, Reynolds Field NY, Holley Field FL, Wamsutter Airport WY, Pepeekeo Airstrip HI, Kona Village Resort Airstrip HI, Shippensburg Airport PA, McEnnan Airport MI, Rich Field TX, Payne Field MS, Sky Court Airport NM, Bassler Airfield MD, and updates to many others. If you have applicable material about a former airfield, please let me know.

And I truly appreciate financial donations, without which the site could not continue.

Paul Freeman
www.airfieldsfreeman.com

Thanks to historical material contributed by Lee Corbin, Kevin Walsh, Ron Plante, Brian Rehwinkel, and hundreds of other aviation history buffs over the past quarter, the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website's quantity of material has grown to a total of 2,248 airfields, across all 50 states. This includes new additions describing former airfields such as Maricopa Airport CA, David's Field MI, Twin City Airport AR, Nottingham Field VA, Steven's Desert Airport CA, Point Spencer AFB AK, Senia Airport IN, North Augusta Airport SC, Scheidler Field MI, and updates to many others. If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

Paul Freeman
www.airfields-freeman.com

2017 was a great year for the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website. Thanks to historical material contributed by Lee Corbin, Kevin Walsh, Ron Plante, Brian Rehwinkel, and hundreds of other aviation history buffs, entries for an additional 117 airfields have been added to the website in the past year. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,280 airfields, across all 50 states. It includes new additions describing former airfields such as Tucson Airpark AZ, Yates Airport TX, Westwood Airport (1st location) CA, Holly Airport MI, Robbinsdale Airport MN, Northern Pump Airfield IL, Maveal Airport MI, Genesee Field NY, Hughesville Airport P, Applegarth Airfield NJ, and updates to many others. If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

And I truly appreciate financial donations, without which the site could not continue.

Paul Freeman

www.airfields-freeman.com

Thanks to historical material contributed by Lee Corbin, Bill Grasha, Kevin Walsh, Mike Denja, Brian Rehwinkel, and hundreds of other aviation history buffs, entries for an additional 111 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website in the past year. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,305 airfields, across all 50 states. It includes new additions describing former airfields such as Rudy's Airport NJ, Piney Hollow Airfield NJ, Portsmouth Island Airfield NC, Sycamore Airport IL, Bergdoll Field PA, Mather Airport OH, Ace High Airport MO, Wood Field VA, and updates to many others. If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

And I truly appreciate financial donations, without which the site could not continue.

Paul Freeman

www.airfieldsfreeman.com

Thanks to historical material contributed by Bill Grasha, Kevin Walsh, Mike Denja, Brian Rehwinkel, and hundreds of other aviation history buffs, entries for an additional 92 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website in the past year. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,327 airfields, across all 50 states. It includes new additions describing former airfields such as Ishpeming-Dexter Airport MI, Aviation Country Club MI, Hanson Airport IL, Brunswick Airport MD, Englewood Airport CO, Snook Field OH, Menominee County Airport MI, Bar None Aiport CO, and updates to many others. If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

Paul Freeman ✈

www.airfieldsfreeman.com

The "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website is celebrating its 20th Anniversary! Driven by my interest to document our nation's disappearing aviation infrastructure, I put it on the web back in 1999. It's hard to believe now, but that was only 8 years after the world's first website, and only one year after the creation of Google.

The website has gone through incredible changes & growth: adding the domain name www.airfieldsfreeman.com, changing web hosting providers, but most of all adding an amazing amount of content documenting an ever-growing set of airfields, 90% of which has been sent in by readers. Some of these dedicated band of fellow aviation historians have been sending me material for literally 20 years. That has resulted in the website now covering a total of 2,346 airfields, across all 50 states. Many readers have told me that by seeing how many airfields we've lost, it motivates them to support the airfields we still have. That is the website's most important role.

So thanks to everyone who has supported the website over the past 20 years!

If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know. And I truly appreciate financial donations, without which the site could not continue.

Paul Freeman ��✈

www.airfieldsfreeman.com

Entries for an additional 49 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website in the past year. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,362 airfields, across all 50 states, thanks to historical material contributed by Kevin Walsh, Brian Rehwinkel, Lee Corbin, Bill Grasha, Mike Denja, and hundreds of other aviation history buffs. It includes new additions describing former airfields such as Grumman Calverton Airfield NY, Oberlin Airport OH, Horn Point Aerodrome MD, Bland's Wharf Intermediate Field VA, Milford Intermediate Field VA, Erie Aerodrome MI, Pottawatomie Airport KS, De Witt Airport IA, and updates to many others.
If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

Paul Freeman

http://www.airfieldsfreeman.com

Entries for an additional 79 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website at http://www.airfieldsfreeman.com in the past year. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,426 airfields, across all 50 states, thanks to historical material contributed by hundreds of devoted aviation history buffs. Recent entries include new additions describing former airfields such as Riverland Airfield MI, August Acres Airport OH, White Airport CA, Ordway Airport CO, Stinson-Northville Field MI, Columbus Southwest Airport OH, NY Seaplane Base Airport NY, Radford Airport VA, and updates to many others.

If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

Paul Freeman

http://www.airfieldsfreeman.com

Thanks to historical material contributed by hundreds of devoted aviation history buffs, entries for in additional 91 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website at http://www.airfieldsfreeman.com in the past year. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,450 airfields, across all 50 states. Recent entries include new additions describing former airfields such as Lindbergh Field IL, Tillamook Coastway #1 Airport OR, Hotel Carolinian Airfield NC, Lakewood Airport GA, Forest Home Airport MS, Kannapolis Airport NC, NY Seaplane Base Airport NY, Radford Airport VA, and updates to many others.
If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

Paul Freeman
http://www.airfieldsfreeman.com

Thanks to historical material contributed by hundreds of devoted aviation history buffs, entries for an additional 117 airfields have been added in the past year to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website at www.airfieldsfreeman.com. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,504 airfields, across all 50 states. Recent entries include new additions describing former airfields such as Ayresport GA, Lexington Airport NC, Canfield Airport ND, Williston Airport ND, Sloulin Field ND, Providence Downtown Helistop RI, Babin Landing Strip LA, Hilton Airport CA, Colonial Airport NC, Original Mt. Airy Airport NC, Hamden Airport CT, Primghar Airport IA, Brown Landing Field SD, Aurora Industrial Airfield IN, Torres Airport PR, Dale Hollow Airport KY, Panamint Springs Auxiliary Airfield CA, Moseley Field AZ, Sharon Airport PA, Woodruff Airport OH, Lonoke Municipal Airport AR, Hemmingway-Stuckey Airport SC, Smithfield Airport RI, Rogert Airstrip NE, Ames Airport MA, Secret Valley CA, Kannapolis Airport NC, and updates to many others.

If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

Paul Freeman
www.airfieldsfreeman.com

Thanks to historical material contributed by hundreds of devoted aviation history buffs, entries for an additional 91 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website at www.airfieldsfreeman.com in the past year. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,533 airfields, across all 50 states.

Recent entries include new additions describing former airfields such as Mid-City Airport OH, North Houston Airport TX, Lakelawn Airport NY, Miller Field WV, Vandergrift Airport PA, Whiting Field WI, Airlie Airport VA, Superior Airport WI, TAC-X Army Airfield, De Leon Airport TX, Olla Airport LA, Ash Meadows Airport NV, Perdido River Ranch Airport FL, Kearns Airport OH, Camp Roberts AAF (original) CA, The Westerner Inn Airpark TX, Eulberg Airfield SD, Mission Sioux Airport SD, Vanderbilt Seaplane Base NY, Charles Town Airport WV, Pan Am Heliport NY, Ozarks Flying Patch Airport MO, Jaeck Dropzone Airfield GA, updates to many others.

If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

Paul Freeman
www.airfieldsfreeman.com

In the past year, entries for an additional 75 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website at www.airfieldsfreeman.com. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,589 airfields, across all 50 states. I hope the website's given you some positive distraction in what's been some challenging times.

Recent entries include new additions describing former airfields such as Baldani Airfield CA, Cobb Airport GA, Loveland Airport CO, Corvallis Airport OR, Lyndon Airport OR, Flying Gators Airpark FL, Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport PA, Martin Field AL, Carter Memorial Airport TX, Skycrest Country Club Airfield IL, Ideal Manufacturing Corp Airfield NJ, Hoby Wolf Airport MD, May Airport NC, Giant City State Park Airfield IL, DEC Heliport MA, Altadena Airport CA, Waynoka-Kelsey Airport OK, Scherr Airport KS, Corvallis Junctional Airport OR, Trinity Field AL, Alvin Airport TX, Continental Airfield AZ, Beaver Dam Auxiliary Field AL, and updates to many others.

Paul Freeman
www.airfieldsfreeman.com

In the past year, entries for an additional 88 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website at www.airfieldsfreeman.com. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,676 airfields, across all 50 states.

Recent entries include new additions describing former airfields such as Yuba Airport MI, (Original) Coolidge Airport AZ, Carl's Airport MI, NAS Bremerton WA, Smiths Grove KY, Frank Sinatra Rancho Mirage Helipad, Lesikar Farms Airport TX, Palmer Field SC, Jefferson Airport OH, Williams Memorial Airport MI, Otisville Airport MI, Site 6 FL, Victory Air Museum Airfield IL, Skypark Airport NY, Gerstner Field LA, Huntersville Airport WV, AvAg Heliport CA, Harrisburg Airport OR, Hackenberger Airport PA, Kealia Landing Strip HI, Kekaha Airstrip HI, Sky-Hi Pioneer Airport AZ, El Rico Airfield CA, Spanish Springs Airport NV, Meadow Aire Farm Airport OH, Mt. Washington Airport KY, Bush Airport IN, Cool Meadow Airport KY, Halley Field KY, and updates to many others.

If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know.

Paul Freeman

www.airfieldsfreeman.com

In 2023, entries for an additional 78 airfields have been added to the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields" website at https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com. This brings the site's coverage to a total of 2,736 airfields, across all 50 states. The website will celebrate its 25th anniversary in another 4 months. Thanks for all the historical material which has expanded the site to its present scope!

Recent entries include new additions describing former airfields such as Downtown Oakland Heliport CA, Brandon Airport FL, 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 & Seaplane Base LA, Kittyhawk Airport TX, McFarland Airport MO, and updates to many others.

If you have applicable material about a former airfield, particularly pictures, please let me know. And I truly appreciate financial donations, without which the site could not continue.

Paul Freeman
https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com