List of defunct airports in the United States explained
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[1] that is cited in many of the entries below.
Alabama
There are at least 68 in the state.[2]
Alaska
Arizona
- Air Haven Airport
- Bowie Airport
- Ganado Airport
- Forepaugh Airport
- Lake Havasu City Airport (the original location)
- Red Butte Aerodrome/Grand Canyon Airport[4]
- Sahuarita AF Flight Strip
- Transwestern Pipeline Company Airfield
- Three Point Airport
- Tuweep Airport
- Turf Paradise Airfield
Arkansas
California
- Alum Rock Airport
- Amboy Airfield
- Apple Valley Airport
- Brown-Fabian Airport
- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
- Capital Sky Park, West Sacramento
- Capistrano Airport, San Juan Capistrano
- Carmel Valley Airport
- Colton Airport, Colton
- Crissy Field
- Crawford Airport
- Culver City Airport, Culver City
- Deer Creek Ranch Airport
- Del Mar Municipal Airport
- Disneyland Helipad
- Fontana
- Dycer Airport, Gardena
- Gardena Valley Airport, Gardena
- Gardner Army Airfield
- Giant Rock, Yucca Valley
- Grand Central Airport
- Green Acres, Visalia
- Griffith Park Aerodrome
- Gelderman Airport
- Luebkeman Airport
- Hamilton Air Force Base
- Hamilton Cove Seaplane Base
- Hamilton Army Airfield
- Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield
- Helendale Airport
- Hilton Field, Boulder Creek
- Hughes Airport
- Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
- Marine Corps Air Station Tustin
- Meadowlark Airport
- Milpitas Airport
- Mission Airport, San Gabriel
- Monrovia Airport, California
- Montebello Airport
- Vail Airport, Montebello
- Natomas Field, Sacramento
- Naval Air Station Alameda
- North Shore Beach Estates, Salton Sea
- Quartz Hill Airport
- Rancho California Airport, Temecula
- Conejo Valley Airport, Thousand Oaks
- Rialto Municipal Airport
- Rice Army Airfield
- Rosemead Airport, Rosemead
- Santa Susana Airport
- San Fernando Airport
- Skyways Airport
- Sierra Airdrome, also called Hastings Airport
- Sacramento Sky Ranch
- Santa Cruz Sky Park
- Sky Ranch, Puente
- Spring Valley Airport
- Soggy Dry Lake, Lucerne Valley
- Tri-City Airport, Loma Linda
- Thompson, Murrieta
- Valley View, Ridgecrest
- War Eagle Field
- Willow Creek
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
- Strawberry Glenn Airport in Boise
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
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- East Lake Charles Airport
- Ruston Municipal Airport
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Acme Skyport [5]
- Allen Airport
- Allens Airport
- Alma Airport / Sharrard's Field
- Anchor Bay Field, a/k/a Fair Haven Field
- Au Gres Airport
- Austin Lake Airport & Seaplane Base[6]
- Aviation Country Club[6]
- Baker Airport [7]
- Bean Blossom Airport[8]
- Beaverton[9]
- Berz-Macomb[10]
- Big Beaver Airport
- Bonnie Field[11] [12]
- Brooklyn Airfield[9]
- Burns Airport
- Burns Landing Field
- Calumet-Laurium Airport / Houghton County Airport [13]
- Carriage Lane Airport[14]
- Coleman A. Young International Airport a/k/a Detroit City Airport[15] [16] [17] [18]
- Corunna Airport[6]
- Craft's Field[19]
- Crystal Falls Airport[13]
- David Airfield / David's Airport[6]
- Davis Airport[20]
- Detroit Army Artillery Armory Airfield, Oak Park
- Double JJ Resort Ranch Airport[21] [22]
- Douglas Lakeside Airport[6]
- Dr. A.L. Haight Airport [13]
- Dudley Airport Standish
- Erie Aerodrome
- Erin Airport
- Farmington Hills Airfield
- Flat Rock Airport / Maveal Airport / Maveal Brothers Airport[23]
- Ford Airport
- Fraser Airport
- Grand Rapids Municipal Airport / See Kent County Airport[6]
- Grand River Airpark & Seaplane Base[6]
- Gratiot Airport, a/k/a Packard Field, Greater Detroit Airport or Roseville Field.[24] [25] [26]
- Haggerty Field / Detroit Aviation Testing Field [23]
- Hance Airport [23] [27]
- Hartung Field
- Hillsdale Airport[6]
- Holly Airport [20]
- Houghton County Airport[13]
- Ishpeming Airport / Ishpeming-Dexter Airport [13]
- John R. Airport
- Jonesville Airport / Merchant Field[20]
- Krist Port
- Leathers Field / Naval Outer Landing Field 24922 Grosse Ile[23]
- Loar's Field, Onsted, Michigan
- Marks' Field[6]
- Marquette County Airport[13]
- Marysville Field
- Mason Landing Field / Kelleys Airport
- Mayes Airport
- McEnnan Airport [23]
- McKinley Airport
- Menominee County Airport [13]
- Miller Airport /Nartron Field[28]
- Morgan Field[6]
- Motor Boat Seaplane Base / Garland's Seaplane Base [23]
- Muzzy's Airport / L'Anse Landing Field [13]
- Nan Bar Airport / NOLF 27106 / Flat Rock Field [20]
- National Airways Airport / National Air Service Airport / National Airport[23]
- Oakland-Orion Airport
- Oselka Airport[6]
- Packard Field, renamed Gratiot Airport in 1940, Roseville, Michigan a/k/a Greater Detroit Airport or Roseville Field.[24] [25] [26]
- Haggerty Field / Detroit Aviation Testing Field [23]
- Packard Proving Ground Airfield
- Plane Haven Airport[6]
- Poschke's Harbor Beach Airport
- Raco Army Landing Airfield[13] [29] [30]
- Ransom Field/Traverse City Ransom Field [31]
- Rexton Airport / D A R Airport [13]
- Riverland Airfield [13]
- Robbins Airport (Madision Heights)
- Saugatuck-Douglas Airport[6]
- Salem Airport
- Scheidler Field [13]
- Sheep Ranch NOLF [23]
- Silver Ace Airport / Monroe Airport / Marshall Airport [20]
- Smith Airport / Hartsell Air Terminal / National Airport[23]
- South Kent Airport[6]
- Spencer Landing Field / Spencer Airport / Vernon M Spencer Memorial Airfield / Wixom International Airport [7]
- Standish City Airport / Standish Industrial Airport a/k/a Dudley Airport.
- Stinson Factory Airfield [23]
- Sunglen Airfield [13]
- Tackaberry Airport[32] Michigan Airport Directory[33]
- Thomas B. Joy Airport
- Triangle Airport
- Triangle Glider Port
- Trott Brothers Airport / Almont Municipal Airport[7]
- Utica Airport[34]
- Vanderbilt Airport (1st location) [13]
- Vanderbilt Airfield (2nd location)[13]
- Vanderbilt Airport[35]
- Warren Airport, a/k/a Kinally Airport[36]
- Washtenaw Airport/ Young Airport[20]
- Wings Airport, Mound Road & 18 Mile Road in what is now Sterling Heights, Michigan.[34]
- Ypsilanti Airport / Gridley Airport[20]
- Yuba Airport[37] [38]
Minnesota
There are at least twenty in the state.[39]
Mississippi
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- Stinson Field Municipal Airport (Aberdeen)
Missouri
- Bonne Terre Memorial Airport Myers Park Memorial Municipal Airport
- Columbia Municipal Airport
- E.W. Cotton Woods Memorial Airport
- Lake Winnebago Municipal Airport
- Arrowhead Airport
- Weiss Airport
Montana
Nebraska
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- Harrison Skyranch
- McCook Army Airfield
- Grundman Field South Omaha Airport
- Springview Municipal Airport
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- Chagrin Falls Airport Champion Executive Airport
- Chardon Airfield
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- Martin Airport Mid-City Airport
- South Columbus Airport
- Southern Airways Airport/Boardman Air Park
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- Abilene Municipal Airport (original)
- Amarillo Municipal Airport (original)
- An Khe Army Stage Field / Walker Red Fox Airfield (Authon)
- Andrau Airpark (Alief)
- Arlington Municipal Airport / Midway Airport / Greater Fort Worth International Airport / Amon Carter Field / Greater Southwest International Airport
- Bay City Municipal Airport (original)
- Bell Helicopter Auxiliary Heliport (Hurst)
- Butterfield Trail Airport (North Abiline)
- Cameron Airport (Angleton)
- Camp Wolters / Fort Wolters Army Heliport (Mineral Wells)
- Clear Lake Metro Port (Clear Lake City)
- Clear Lake Ranch Airfield (Mankins)
- Columbus Municipal Airport (original)
- Cuero Field / Brayton Flying Field
- D-Bar Ranch Airfield (Sanco)
- Dalhart Aux AAF #1 / West Field
- Dalhart Aux AAF #2 / Miller Field
- Dalworth Airport / Curtiss-Wright Airport /Grand Prairie Municipal Airport / Grand Prairie NOLF /Grand Prairie Army Airfield
- Davis Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 (League City)
- Dempsey Army Heliport (Palo Pinto)
- Denton Field / College Field
- Downing Army Heliport (Mineral Wells)
- Eagle Pass Army Airfield
- Eagle Pass Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 / Cueves Field (Spofford)
- Eagle Pass Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 / Barnard Ranch Airfield / Chittim Ranch Airfield (Eagle Pass)
- Eagle Pass Municipal Airport
- El Paso Municipal Airport (original)
- Five-Points Field / Naval Outlying Landing Field 22913 (Watsonville)
- Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #1 / Pinto Stagefield (Garner)
- Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #2 / Sundance Stage Field (Salesville)
- Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #3 / Ramrod Stage Field (Garner)
- Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #4 / Mustang Stage Field (Salesville)
- Fort Wolters Stage Field #6 / Bronco Stage Field (Garner)
- Genoa Airport
- Goodfellow AAF / Goodfellow AFB (San Angelo)
- Guenther Municipal Airport / Guenther La Grange Airport
- Hartlee Field (Denton)
- Hensley Field / Dallas Naval Air Station
- Hitchcock Naval Air Station
- Horizon Airport (West Texas Airport) [42]
- Hue Stage Field (Garner)
- Hueco Airport (El Paso)
- Howard County Municipal Airport (Big Spring)
- Jap Lee Airport (Irving)
- KFDA-TV Airfield (Amarillo)
- Lamesa Field (Arvana)
- Laredo Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #2 (Aguilares)
- Laredo Municipal Airport (Del Mar)
- Link Ranch Airfield (Laredo)
- Lite-Flite Ultraport (Katy)
- Lou Foote Airport / Highway 77 Airport (Dallas)
- Lubbock Army Airfield / Reese AFB
- MacGuire Ranch Airfield (El Paso)
- Maker Field / Hughes Airport (Abiline)
- Mansfield Naval Outlying Landing Field / OLF 22614
- Pampa Army Airfield
- Pearland Municipal Airport
- Qui Nhon Army Stage Field (Salesville)
- Red Bluff Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 (Seabrook)
- Reeves Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 / Pampa Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #2
- Rhodes Airport / Shallowater Airport
- Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (Austin)
- S & S Patrol Field (League City)
- Skyport Airport (El Paso)
- Spaceland Airport / Houston Gulf Airport (League City)
- Sugar Land State Prison Airfield
- Tarrant Naval Outlying Landing Field / Arlington Naval Outlying Landing Field / OLF 25811 (Arlington)
- Terry County Air Force Auxiliary Airfield / Reese Air Force Auxiliary Airfield (Sundown)
- Tim's Airpark / Austin Executive Airpark
- U & S Flying Service Airfield / Hamilton Field (Big Spring)
- Val Verde County Airport (Del Rio)
- Vancourt Army Airfield Aux #6 (Wall)
- Victory Field (Vernon)
- Vung Tau Army Stage Field
- Weiser Airpark (Cypress) KEYQ
- Winn Exploration Company Airport (Eagle Pass)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
- Roy Airfield
- Weirton Airport
Wisconsin
- Rice Lake Municipal Airport
- Aero Park Airport
- Westosha Airport
Wyoming
- Wardwell Field
- Douglas Municipal Airport
Insular areas
American Samoa
Guam
- Guam Northwest Army Airfield
Johnston Atoll
Midway Atoll
Palmyra Atoll
- Palmyra Atoll Airfield
- Palmyra Runway
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
- Camp Garcia Vieques
- Salinas Auxiliary Aerodrome
- Santa Isabel Auxiliary Airdrome
- Vega Baja Auxiliary Aerodrome
Fictional
- Betio Airfield, an airport appearing in the video game ; its name is written on the third campaign level
- Verdant Meadows Airfield, an airstrip based on Davis–Monthan Air Force Base and appearing in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Sandy Shores Airfield, an airfield based on Amboy Airfield and appearing in the video game Grand Theft Auto V
Notes and References
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields . 2020 . 2002 . Paul . Freeman . March 14, 2020.
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Alabama . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Paul. Freeman . October 31, 2021.
- Web site: Anniston Army Airfield / (Original) Talladega Airport, Talladega, AL . Freeman . Paul . March 12, 2020 . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields . December 15, 2021 .
- Web site: National Register of Historical Places - ARIZONA (AZ), Coconino County. nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com.
- Web site: Paul . Freeman. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Central Michigan. www.airfields-freeman.com. 2018-03-02.
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southwestern Michigan . 2002 . Paul . Freeman . . December 31, 2018 . February 2, 2019.
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Eastern Michigan . 2002 . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. November 2, 2018 . Paul . Freeman . January 27, 2019.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080601205458/http://www.airnav.com/airport/6B3 Bean Blossom Airport
- Book: Airman's Information Manual, Part 3 . 34.
- https://ourairports.com/airports/KUIZ/ Berz-Macomb Airport
- , effective 2007-12-20
- http://mich.gov/documents/6y4_19825_7.pdf Rock, Bonnie Field (6Y4)
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Northern Michigan . 2002 . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. November 2, 2018 . Paul . Freeman . January 27, 2019.
- Web site: Carriage Lane Airport . February 5, 2019.
- Web site: AIRPORT, COLEMAN A. YOUNG INTERNATIONAL . City of Detroit . February 26, 2020.
- News: Old Detroit City Airport crumbles as city rejects offers of millions . John . Gallagher . . April 14, 2018. February 26, 2020.
- News: Detroit city airport plan would clear neighborhood, close runway. Christine . Ferretti . . October 3, 2019 . February 26, 2020.
- Encyclopedia: City Airport . . Encyclopedia of Detroit . February 23, 2021.
- Web site: Michigan Airport Directory- Craft's .
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Southeastern . 2002 . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. November 2, 2018 . Paul . Freeman . February 5, 2019.
- . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 31, 2008.
- Web site: Rothbury, Double JJ Resort (42N) . . Airport Directory . State of Michigan.
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Southern Detroit Area . 2002 . Abandoned & Litt. November 2, 2018 . Paul . Freeman . February 5, 2019.
- News: Where Was Michigan’s First Commercial Airport . John . Robinson . . January 27, 2021 . January 6, 2022.
- News: The Story Of Michigan's Almost Forgotten First Commercial Airport, Packard Field . June 18, 2017 . Jer . Staes . Daily Detroit . January 27, 2019.
- Web site: Packard Field in Roseville: From Airport to Shopping Center. July 24, 2018. Joel. Seewald. . February 23, 2021.
- Web site: Hance Airport . Downriver History & Facts . February 5, 2019.
- Web site: Abandoned Michigan: Miller Airport, Reed City, Michigan . John . Robinson . . August 20, 2018 . February 4, 2019.
- Web site: Abandoned Michigan: Raco Army Landing Airfield in the U.P. . John . Robinson . February 19, 2018 . . February 2, 2019.
- Web site: Michigan Deep Woods Triangle . Geoff . Manaugh . July 16, 2010 . February 5, 2019.
- News: Timeline. 2016-08-04. Traverse Area Historical Society. 2018-03-02. en-US.
- . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 31, 2008.
- Web site: Avoca, Tackaberry (07D) . . Airport Directory . State of Michigan.
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan: Northeast Detroit area . . 2018 . 2002 . Paul . Freeman . January 27, 2019.
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Central . 2002 . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. November 2, 2018 . Paul . Freeman . February 5, 2019.
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Michigan, Northwest Detroit area . 2002 . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. November 2, 2018 . Paul . Freeman . January 27, 2019.
- . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 31, 2008.
- Web site: Elk Rapids, Yuba (34U) . . Michigan Airport Directory . State of Michigan.
- Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Minnesota . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Paul. Freeman . October 31, 2021.
- http://grandrapids.govoffice.com/vertical/Sites/%7B938C328A-AD1C-45AA-A862-764C60A37DEF%7D/uploads/%7B7E8C4920-D1DC-4696-9A43-FFDC416924E4%7D.PDF Grand Rapids – Itasca County Airport (GPZ) Gordy Newstrom Field
- Web site: Newport Naval Air Facility, Gould Island, RI. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Paul . Freeman. 17 October 2014.
- Web site: Freeman. Paul. Texas - El Paso Area. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 22 April 2017.