Any New York City pilots?

[No Such User]

Perhaps someone from the NYC area can identify for me a closed airport. It
appeared quite large from the air, so it must have been someplace important
at some time. It's marked as a closed airport on the New York terminal
chart, on the 260 radial from JFK, near the OGY NDB.

Does anyone know the history of this place?

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"No Such User" > wrote in message
...
>
> Perhaps someone from the NYC area can identify for me a closed airport.
> It
> appeared quite large from the air, so it must have been someplace
> important
> at some time. It's marked as a closed airport on the New York terminal
> chart, on the 260 radial from JFK, near the OGY NDB.
>
> Does anyone know the history of this place?
>

Floyd Bennett Field

http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/NY/Airfields_NY_NY_Brooklyn.htm#Floyd

[Michael 182]

"No Such User" > wrote in message
...
> Perhaps someone from the NYC area can identify for me a closed airport.
> It
> appeared quite large from the air, so it must have been someplace
> important
> at some time. It's marked as a closed airport on the New York terminal
> chart, on the 260 radial from JFK, near the OGY NDB.
>
> Does anyone know the history of this place?
>

I believe you are talking about Floyd Bennet Field.

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NY/Airfields_NY_NY_Brooklyn.htm#Floyd

Michael

[airman]

Floyd Bennett Field

http://www.geocities.com/floyd_bennett_field/


"No Such User" > wrote in message
...
> Perhaps someone from the NYC area can identify for me a closed airport.
It
> appeared quite large from the air, so it must have been someplace
important
> at some time. It's marked as a closed airport on the New York terminal
> chart, on the 260 radial from JFK, near the OGY NDB.
>
> Does anyone know the history of this place?
>

[Larry Dighera]

On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:04:32 -0600, "Michael 182"
> wrote in
>::

>"No Such User" > wrote in message
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[...]

>> Does anyone know the history of this place?
>>
>
>I believe you are talking about Floyd Bennet Field.
>
>http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NY/Airfields_NY_NY_Brooklyn.htm#Floyd

Floyd Bennett was the first to fly over the north pole (maybe):
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ice/peopleevents/pandeAMEX89.html

[Morgans]

"Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote >
> Floyd Bennett Field
>
>
http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/NY/Airfields_NY_NY_Brooklyn.htm#Floyd
>
Great site!
--
Jim in NC

[David Wenk]

More on Floyd Bennett field here, too:

http://flyguides.com/destinations/?d=222

David Wenk
Flyguides, Inc

"No Such User" > wrote in message
...
> Perhaps someone from the NYC area can identify for me a closed airport.
It
> appeared quite large from the air, so it must have been someplace
important
> at some time. It's marked as a closed airport on the New York terminal
> chart, on the 260 radial from JFK, near the OGY NDB.
>
> Does anyone know the history of this place?
>

[[email protected]]

I think that the NYPD still uses it for some helo ops, but I'm not
certain

[Marco Leon]

You're right. According to a NYPD pilot I spoke with last year, they base
their helos there.

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> I think that the NYPD still uses it for some helo ops, but I'm not
> certain
>

[Andrew Gideon]

"Marco Leon" <mmleon(at)yahoo.com> wrote:

> You're right. According to a NYPD pilot I spoke with last year, they base
> their helos there.

I'm glad it gets some use. No airport should be allowed to deteriorate like
that, though.

- Andrew