Bayport Aerodrome

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Bayport Aerodrome
Bayport Aerodrome Entrance.
Summary
Airport typePublic/Antique
Owner/OperatorTown of Islip
LocationBayport, New York
Elevation AMSL41 ft / 12(estimated) m
Coordinates40°45′30.3″N 73°03′13.4″W / 40.758417°N 73.053722°W / 40.758417; -73.053722
WebsiteBayport Aerodrome Society
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,740 835 Grass
Davis Field
Bayport Aerodrome is located in New York
Bayport Aerodrome
Bayport Aerodrome is located in the United States
Bayport Aerodrome
Location60 Vitamin Dr., Bayport, New York
Area59.9 acres (24.2 ha)
Built1945
ArchitectDavis, Curtis, Sr.
NRHP reference No.07001456
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 2008

Bayport Aerodrome (FAA LID: 23N) (formerly known as Davis Field and then from 1953-1977 as Edwards Airport) is a historic, rural airport one mile northwest of Bayport, Long Island, New York, United States. The airport has a grass runway and is owned and operated by the Town of Islip. It is home to a non-profit organization that specializes in antique airplanes, known as the Bayport Aerodrome Society, which was established in 1972.

Bayport Aerodrome is not used for commercial aviation, such as the nearby Long Island MacArthur Airport. The airport has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a national historic district since January 22, 2008.

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Virginia L. Bartos (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Davis Field". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2010. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".

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