Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields

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Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields

Abandoned
& Little-Known Airfields

©
2002, © 2026 by Paul
Freeman. Revised 6/13/26.

***
Dedicated in the memory of my father, Harris Freeman (1929-2010), who
supported my interest in aviation ever since I was a little boy. ***

"History
& mystery combined."

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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Please
consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
operation of this site.

This
website is supported by LightBox
,
the American Aviation
Historical Society
,

the
Warbird Bunker Trading
Company
,
Dotcom-Monitor,
and Load
View Testing.

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This
website contains descriptions & images of
2,868
airfields, in all 50 states:

District
of Columbia

Hawaii
& Western Pacific Islands

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Since
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
tremendously.

If the
total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow,

it
will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses.

Therefore,
I request financial contributions from site visitors,

to
help defray the increasing costs of the site

and
ensure that it continues to be available & to grow.

What
would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book?

Please
consider a donation of an equivalent amount, at the least.

This
site is not supported by commercial advertising -

it
is purely supported by donations.

If
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution,

you
may use a credit card via
:

Please
consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation.

For a
mailing address to send a check, please contact me at:
paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com

If
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
contribution.

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Airfield
entries recently added to the website include:

Butler
State Park Airfield KY, Minnkota Airfield (2nd location)
ND, Rolla Airport MO, Sam Riggs Airpark OK, Drummond Hospital Airport
CA, Ridgecrest Airport CA, Wasilla Airport (original location) AK,

Bedard
Field AZ, Valley Airpark PA, Mendota Airport CA, Centreville Airport
PA, Jolly Aero Airport OK, Original Harlingen Airport TX, Onaway
Airport MI, Oasis Airfield NV, and updates to many others.

Comments
about my page? Information you would like to contribute?

Contact
the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com

If
you have pictures or other historical information to help tell the
story of these airfields, please send them.

If
you have photographs to share, a few requests:

JPG
format usually works the best.

Higher
resolution photos are generally better.

Please
specify the year the picture was taken, and the photographer (if you
know that information).

Other
items which can be used to expand the website's coverage:

old
aeronautical charts, photos, or airport directories.

If
you have items such as these & would consider donating them to
the website,

please
contact the author at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com

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In
April 2024 the "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields"
website celebrated its 25th
Anniversary!

Thanks
to all who have supported this website with historical material &
financial contributions over the past 25 years.

History
of the website:

This
site has been on the web since April 1999.

From
April 2002 - May 2026 this website had 3.2 million visitors.

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