Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields

© 2002, © 2008 by Paul Freeman. Revised 5/16/08.

 

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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So far, I've compiled descriptions & images of 1,389 airfields in all 50 states.

The pages are organized by state:

Alabama

Updated 4/29/08

Louisiana

Updated 12/24/07

Ohio

Updated 3/24/08

Alaska

Updated 5/3/08

Maine

Updated 12/2/06

Oklahoma

Updated 8/16/07

Arizona

Updated 3/29/08

Maryland

Updated 4/18/08

Oregon

Updated 11/17/07

Arkansas

Updated 3/11/08

Massachusetts

Updated 3/16/08

Pennsylvania

Updated 4/11/08

California

Updated 5/8/08

Michigan

Updated 3/16/08

Puerto Rico

Updated 2/4/08

Colorado

Updated 3/29/08

Minnesota

Updated 3/23/08

Rhode Island

Updated 3/22/08

Connecticut

Updated 4/9/08

Mississippi

Updated 11/17/07

South Carolina

Updated 9/20/07

Delaware

Updated 12/23/07

Missouri

Updated 11/17/07

South Dakota

Updated 11/19/07

District of Columbia

Updated 4/14/08

Montana

Updated 11/17/07

Tennessee

Updated 9/6/07

Florida

Updated 1/20/08

Nebraska

Updated 2/20/08

Texas

Updated 5/13/08

Georgia

Updated 11/30/07

Nevada

Updated 12/25/07

Utah

Updated 8/8/07

Hawaii & Western Pacific Islands

Updated 1/12/08

New Hampshire

Updated 7/30/06

Vermont

Updated 3/7/08

Idaho

Updated 3/9/08

New Jersey

Updated 4/26/08

Virginia

Updated 5/10/08

Illinois

Updated 5/16/08

New Mexico

Updated 3/22/08

Washington State

Updated 9/9/07

Indiana

Updated 2/13/08

New York

Updated 2/16/08

West Virginia

Updated 2/26/07

Iowa

Updated 3/22/08

North Carolina

Updated 1/16/08

Wisconsin

Updated 3/29/08

Kansas

Updated 10/24/07

North Dakota

Updated 1/16/07

Wyoming

Updated 11/19/07

Kentucky

Updated 11/12/07

 

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"Virginia Airports" by Vera Rollo & Norman Crabill (published by the VAHS).

"Maryland Aloft" by Preston, Lanman, and Breilhan.