Deer Park Airport (New York)

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Deer Park Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerLouis and Connie Mancuso
Location Deer Park, New York
Opened1946
Closed1974
OccupantsPrivate users
Elevation  AMSL 74 ft / 23 m
Coordinates 40°45′49.9″N73°18′29.4″W / 40.763861°N 73.308167°W / 40.763861; -73.308167

Deer Park Airport was an airport located in Deer Park in the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States.

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Description

Deer Park Airport opened in 1946, after approval was granted by the Town of Babylon. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was owned by Louis and Connie Mancuso and was situated on roughly 52 acres (21 ha) of land. [1] [2] [3]

The airport closed in 1974, after operating for nearly 3 decades. [1] [4] After closing, the land was sold and redeveloped. [5]

Incidents and accidents

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Deer Park Airport Founders Inducted into Hall of Fame". Deer Park-North Babylon, NY Patch. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  3. 1 2 "Protest Town OK Of Deer Park Airport". Newsday . January 4, 1946. p. 3 – via ProQuest.
  4. 1 2 Stoff, Joshua (2004). Long Island Airports. Arcadia Publishing. p. 74. ISBN   0738536768.
  5. ↑ "Work to Start On Deer Park Condominiums". Newsday . April 29, 1974. p. 30 – via ProQuest.
  6. ↑ "Fourth Plane Makes Forced Landing on Deer Park Farm". Newsday . May 13, 1946. p. 3 – via ProQuest.
  7. ↑ "L.I. PLANES COLLIDE, WOMAN PILOT HURT". The New York Times. 1956-10-21. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-08-30.
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