Bayport Aerodrome (formerly known as Davis Field and then from 1953-1977 as Edwards Airport) is a historic rural airport one mile northwest of

Bayport, New York Bayport is a hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town (New York), Town of Islip (town), New York, Islip, Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County, New York (state), New York, United States, on Long Island. The popula ...

. The airport has a grass runway and is owned and operated by the Town of Islip. It is home to a non-profit organization that specializes in antique airplanes, known as the Bayport Aerodrome Society, which was established in 1972. Bayport Aerodrome is not used for commercial aviation, such as the nearby

Long Island MacArthur Airport Long Island MacArthur Airport (formerly known as Islip Airport) is a public airport in Ronkonkoma, New York, on Long Island. The Town of Islip owns and operates the airport, which serves about two million airline passengers a year, as well as g ...

. The airport has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

as a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

since January 22, 2008. ''See also:''

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