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List Of Defunct Airports In The United States
This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States. Note: A more complete list of abandoned airfields in the US can be found at the website that is cited in many of the entries below. Alabama There are at least 68 in the state. *Anniston Army Airfield * Barin Naval Auxiliary Air Station *Brundidge Municipal Airport * Coosa County Airport (69A) * Eutaw Municipal Airport * Faircloth Naval Outlying Landing Field * Freddie Jones Field *Fort McClellan Army Airfield * Fort Morgan Airfield * Magnolia Naval Outer Landing Field * Mallard Airport *Moundville Airport * Perry County Airport * * Skywest Airpark * Silverhill Naval Outer Landing Field * Skyharbor Airport * South Huntsville Airport * Summerdale Naval Outer Landing Field (NFD) * Tuskegee Army Airfield * Uniontown Airport * Wheelless Airport *Wolf Naval Outer Landing Field Alaska * Arness Lake Airport *Cape Sabine Airport *Chignik Fisheries Airport * Gunsight Mountain Airport * Fort Glenn Army Airstrip *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Operating airports is extremely complicated, with a complex system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
