Kingston Airfield, in Kingston,

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, Canada, operated from 1929–1942 as Kingston's first airport. It consisted of a grass strip and supporting buildings in what is now the ''Kingscourt'' subdivision of the city, just to the west of the St. Mary's cemetery. The city of Kingston purchased what was then the Reid Farm and leased it to the Kingston Flying Club, who operated a flight school using two

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aircraft. The Kingston Airfield was a popular refueling stop between

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, and in 1931, 1,400 transient aircraft were recorded using the field. The airport was closed in 1942 after a crash. After

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, the Kingston Flying Club resumed operations at Norman Rogers Airport, west of the city, which had been built as a military field, and the original Kingston Airfield was redeveloped as a residential neighborhood.

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Kingston's First Airfield
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, 4 June 2009) Retrieved September 12, 2011 {{authority control Defunct airports in Ontario Transport in Kingston, Ontario 1929 establishments in Ontario 1942 disestablishments in Ontario