Bayport Aerodrome

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Bayport Aerodrome
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Bayport Aerodrome Entrance.
Summary
Airport typePublic/Antique
Owner/Operator Town of Islip
Location Bayport, New York
Elevation  AMSL 41 ft / 12(estimated) m
Coordinates 40°45′30.3″N73°03′13.4″W / 40.758417°N 73.053722°W / 40.758417; -73.053722
Website Bayport Aerodrome Society
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
18/362,740835Grass
Davis Field
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Location60 Vitamin Dr., Bayport, New York
Area59.9 acres (24.2 ha)
Built1945
ArchitectDavis, Curtis, Sr.
NRHP reference No. 07001456 [1]
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.

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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. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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".