Providence Airport | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Operator | Private |
| Location | Seekonk, Massachusetts |
| Built | Unknown |
| In use | 1929-Before 1954 |
| Occupants | Private |
| Elevation AMSL | 28 ft / 9 m |
| Coordinates | 41°46′51.45″N71°18′14.87″W / 41.7809583°N 71.3041306°W |
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Providence Airport was an airfield operational in the mid-20th century in Seekonk, Massachusetts. [1]
On July 21, 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh visited Quonset, Rhode Island as the first stop on his national tour after his famous transatlantic flight. [2] Lindbergh, a hugely popular figure, stressed the importance of building an airport to serve the Providence area. [2]
In 1928, the Providence Airport Corporation was formed to build the city's first airport. [2] World War I flying hero Clifton Badlam Thompson was chosen as the chief pilot, but Thompson died in an air crash before the airport was complete. [2]
The field, located in Seekonk at Route 6 and what is now Industrial Way, featured two crossed, unpaved runways. [2] Later, a single hangar was built, with the name “Providence Airport” painted on the roof. [2]
Providence Airport was closed sometime between 1951 and 1954. [1] At some point between 1963 and 1995 the land was built over as an industrial park, and no trace of the airport remained. [1]
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