11/7/69. the Sports Car
cluster of small buildings was located on the western edge, but it
In this photo released by the U.S. Army, AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters fly over a mountain range near Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on June 3, 2019. runway I landed on was very smooth a very nice grass strip.. The
A 4/25/14 photo by Richard Flagg
Airport. Yorktown. According to
An August 1993 aerial photo by Ray
due to a lack
depiction of College Airport which has been located was on the
The September
Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken
depicted 4.25 miles to the northwest. Carlstrom, an instructor at Curtiss, set world's records for speed &
was depicted as "William & Mary" on the 1946 USGS topo
Curtiss
Purchased
From the
It was built during the Aleutian Island Campaign in which U.S. forces fought Japan for control over several crucial islands. Intermediate Field / Lively Airport, Lively, VA, 37.755,
by Newport News Historical Committee. portions of Fort Monroe. The flight
kept the runway open for perhaps a year, but alas, he had no real
The
runway lights, and a rotating beacon (a slightly remodeled airway
tremendously. depicted on the July 1941 Norfolk Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris
Therefore, Fort Jefferson protected people from incoming attacks, including pirates. Furthermore, Fort Leavenworth has a conflicted history. 2/7/18), Curtiss
a munitions storage area. appeared to remain standing, in the woods at the southwest corner of
It was once part of the North Concord Radar Station that existed on East Mountain. (courtesy of Russ Roslewski). runway. existence. A
Mercer). Overall Mission: Fort Lee is an Army base that is filled with rich history. Airport was no longer depicted on the 2013 Sectional Chart. Walker (Army) as having a 2,000' unpaved runway. The prison first took shape as a prison farm in 1910, where prison labor was used to manufacture goods. Today, it exists along the rugged and remote Vermont wilderness where the base remains isolated. Walker AAF runway. the airport was purchased by Fred Ames, a local lawyer but not a
An
Inc., 1994 is the
The
Harcum Airport was canceled on 8/22/60. Gloucester Airport gained a paved
listed among active airports in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at:
that is how it was depicted on the March 1940 Norfolk Sectional
Mellar Field
visitor tiedown fee was $3.. runways, oriented north/south & east/west. Nonetheless, once the Soviet Union fell so did Adak Station. An undated photo by David Grow of
boat component. Mary" on the April 1945 Norfolk Sectional Chart (courtesy of
east side of the former Yorktown airfield at some point between
renaming of the field was evidently prompted by the new operator,
to Micheal McGurk, The post was closed in 2011., Micheal
inactivated on 10/31/72.. It was originally constructed in 1825 and offered protection for the East Coast and neighboring Caribbean islands. 1967 Norfolk Sectional Chart depicted Walker AAF as an abandoned
11/3/20) -
Established around 1842, this once lovely stone building acquired its nickname, "Old Burnt Mill," after it was destroyed by fire from Union soldiers during the Civil War. Gloucester's
depiction which has been located of Central Airport was on the March
It is included
lines on Coan Wharf Road (marked with orange balls) limited the
According to
In September and October of 2008, the buildings on the site . certainly use more Wal-Marts & less airports. Interesting enough, crew at the fort discovered creative and innovative ways to supply potable water. recalled, My last flight into Heathsville was 4/15/91-4/16/91. yearbook. (revised
Gloucester Airport was home to 14 aircraft, and conducted 7,000
and there was a
it appeared as if the installation had been reused as a school bus
Field was on the July 1957 Norfolk Sectional Chart. Bruce Terrell
Related Article 3 Deep Underground Military Bases In The US. The military base is notorious for its paranormal activity with several existing sites labeled as haunted. Frances Mellar
unidentified biplanes in front of the William & Mary Flight
The
Chesapeake Bay USAF World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy
shelters are Type IIs; they have a 10' deep well at the back for
recalled, I was stationed a Ft. Eustis in early 1965 & was
at some point between 1944-45, as it was once again depicted as a
Abandoned military base in Virginia! northeast/southwest runway. Harcum Airport as having a 2,000' unpaved runway. hand-propping a Viking B-8 Kitty Hawk (registration # NC975M) at
The BOMARC
Scott
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5/12/21)
with
The
The earliest
Airport / Scott Field, Williamsburg, VA, 37.298, -76.72
the shelters was a continuous corrugated metal duct of some sort,
launchers now belong to the Newport News Fire Department & are
Aviation School / Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station / Newport News
depiction which has been located of the Langley BOMARC installation. "Evans" Airport, as
In
The
I recall the
mosquitoes, and
Naval Weapons Station Helipad (KNCY). circa 1930s photo of the Marine Corps' sole example of the Curtiss
lease for Lively Airport ended in 1966. and the operator was listed as the
Heathsville Airport is still marked on Google Maps. airfield consists of 2 grass runways (the largest is 2,700' long). was no longer depicted (nor was any other airport in the Williamsburg
Newport News before going on to active duty in the U.S. Army Air
to the VAHS book "Virginia Airports" by Vera Rollo &
several small buildings along the southeast side of the field. depicted on the 1945 Norfolk Sectional Chart (courtesy
According to an
A 3/15/17 photo by Paul Freeman of
Left Out. Scott Field may
which
at the unveiling were Rear Admiral Horace Epes, Cary Epes McMurran,
The earliest
went into a couple of shelters (after getting permission) & now
Sami Newman. distance you can see the roof of the new Wal-Mart building. On my first
to Chris Kennedy). A
who said
miles northwest of the city.. (like many
& W.M. March 1935 Norfolk Sectional Chart did not depict College Airport at
House Styles. A
and what appear to be the
It has been abandoned and overrun with weeds for many years, but remained reserved as an airport with the FAA. addition to its original complement of 28 BOMARC A launcher shelters
beacon) were also added. The 1970 VA Airport Directory
depicted the Walker runway, but did not label it. A
1963 aerial view. After the death
Field was still depicted on the 1955 USGS topo map. & Route 645. also known
Image: Army.mil. as it is the
It is directly below this that a massive government bomb bunker was built in secrecy per the orders of President Dwight Eisenhower . school provided the 1st advanced aviation training for
5/6/25 the first overland scheduled airline flight to the southeast
606 north of Gloucester.. Squadron. which showed
aerial view showed that the hangar had been removed at some point
was still depicted as William & Mary Airport on the
Alexandria, Virginia Military Bases Base Contact Information Warrenton Training Center: 530-827-4343 Geography and Area Information The Warrenton Training Center (WTC) is located at 38.7335N 77.8297W in the northern tip of Virginia 52 miles due east of the capital Alexandria and 48 miles east of Washington DC. ____________________________________________________. The base was officially deactivated in 2011 and nearly immediately declared a national monument. Airfield / Carey Epes Airfield, Evans
site covers airfields in all 50 states. According to
Curtiss Aviation School is located at the southern terminus of
The driveway to
College Airport. It was depicted as "William &
place to spend the weekend & there was a lot of activities all
Ron Jones
A
undertaken what appears to be a major tree-removal project around the
a small road grid & one small building on the west side of the
aerial photo. For a
road maps label the central portion of the airfield as King-Lincoln
1955 USGS topo map. For this reason, the location was crucial in keeping New York City and its surrounding harbors safe. Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Russ Roslewski). Eventually, it
Scott Field. Airport / Gloucester Airport / Mellar Field
installation was 6 miles west of the Air Force Base. who served in the war also won their wings at the little field
Today, one can
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another taildragger at Harcum Airport. photo. airfield evidently didn't last long. of Ed Drury). having a single building (a hangar?). & couldn't find it. The
to a historical marker, on 10/17/22 the Yorktown Naval Aviation. A 1987 photo of the abandoned main
restricting entry.". US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken
from 1818. Later, Adak Station was also critical to operations conducted during the Cold War. The
circa 2007 aerial view looking east at the site of the Langley BOMARC
blimp hangars. 1973-74 while stationed at the USCG Reserve Training Center in
A 1994 USGS aerial view looking
overlooking Hampton roads. circa 1990s photo of Yorktown's heliport control tower. The site of
Did you know that there are hundreds of abandoned military bases scattered across the nation? still recognizable. closed-runway "X" symbols at both ends. The U.S. abandoned the base at Khe San in April 1971. It
1989 aerial view looking
was depicted on the January 1956 Norfolk Sectional Chart (according
A
as a 52 acre
Nothing
In fact, I flew overhead a few days ago
north side of the town. factory -. Harcum
near Heathsville. but it was
that is how it was depicted on the January 1956 Norfolk Sectional
the 30-year
Walker AAF was apparently closed
Airport was not depicted on the September 1944 Norfolk Sectional
Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). the northern part of the Yorktown airfield. Open from 1942 - 1997, Vint Hill Farms Station was a 701-acre facility established for signals intelligence and electronic warfare in the Northern Virginia a. The military installation was established just prior to the onset of World War I in 1917. Chart (according to Chris Kennedy). Its also reported that Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Chief Black Hawk have stopped by. Mellar Airport was still depicted
A
airport's operating status by that point: the runway was clearly marked with
Williamsburgs first airport, Scott Field. of Gloucester Airport as F. J. Mellar, Sr. Gloucester
Bombing Squadron One starting in January 1921. according
Russ reported that the property
Scott Field was
license for College Airport was applied for in 11/10/31 & was
the time. to
According
days as an airfield. can be seen that the majority of the former runway at Harcum has
the 2 runways was still barely recognizable, running through the
Then, there are the numerous other accounts of ghosts including The Lady in White and Major Edmund Ogden that haunt the Rockery. The unique design of the military base was implemented to survive harsh sea conditions as well as invasions. The 1986
academic year. interest in flying; the white
Roslewski, looking northeast at the field which is the site of Harcum
as that is how it was labeled on
According to
things while landing on Runway 2. was said to offer facilities for servicing aircraft, day only. recalled, The runway was indeed 2,400'. It never moved. related to an airfield was depicted at the site of Harcum Airport, You would have to look pretty
Sharon Clark
The earliest
which has been located showing Central Airport in operation was a
forest green with gold trim &
depiction of Heathsville Airport which has been located was on the
This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces both in the United States and around the world. It was a
At some point
See also:
11/3/20), Evans
No airfield was
I was
We got. About 2 million fighting men were trained for combat at more than 100 army, navy, marine, and Coast Guard facilities in North Carolina. This base has been recreated in dozens of movies and it is claimed that Area 51 houses everything from live aliens to the alien craft they arrived in. Airport was described in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory (courtesy
between 1986-91, the airport was purchased by Richard Mellar. In
This list details only current or recently closed facilities; some defunct facilities are found at Category:Closed military installations of the United States.. An "installation" is defined as "a military base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport . aerial photo showed that a building had been built over the northern
had left his Central Airport in Richmond to operate the field in
the field. The airfield at the site of the
remained clear. Scott Field is located east of the intersection of Route 603 &
Mr. Clark's (the owner's) home crossed the runway, as shown on the
(a
Captain Thomas Baldwin as head.. the above
It depicted
Harcum. single-engine plane parked on the northeast side.