List of defunct airports in the United States

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This is a list of defunct or abandoned airports in the United States.

Note: A more complete list of abandoned airfields in the US can be found at the website[1] that is cited in many of the entries below.

Alabama[]

There are at least 68 in the state.[2]

Alaska[]

Arizona[]

Arkansas[]

California[]

Further information: California World War II Army Airfields and California World War II Airfields
  • Alum Rock Airport
  • Amboy Airfield
  • Apple Valley Airport
  • Brown-Fabian Airport
  • Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
  • Carmel Valley Airport
  • Crissy Field
  • Crawford Airport
  • Culver City Airport, Culver City
  • Deer Creek Ranch Airport
  • Del Mar Municipal Airport
  • Disneyland Helipad
  • Fontana
  • , Gardena
  • Gardena Valley Airport, Gardena
  • Gardner Army Airfield
  • Giant Rock, Yucca Valley
  • Grand Central Airport
  • Green Acres, Visalia
  • Griffith Park Aerodrome
  • Gelderman Airport
  • Luebkeman Airport
  • Hamilton Air Force Base
  • Hamilton Cove Seaplane Base
  • Hamilton Army Airfield
  • Mare Island Naval Shipyard Airfield
  • Helendale Airport
  • Hughes Airport
  • Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
  • Marine Corps Air Station Tustin
  • Meadowlark Airport
  • Milpitas Airport
  • , San Gabriel
  • Monrovia Airport, California
  • Vail Airport, Montebello
  • Naval Air Station Alameda
  • North Shore Beach Estates, Salton Sea
  • Quartz Hill Airport
  • Rialto Municipal Airport
  • Rice Army Airfield
  • Rosemead Airport, Rosemead
  • Sierra Airdrome, also called Hastings Airport
  • Santa Cruz Sky Park
  • Sky Ranch, Puente
  • Spring Valley Airport
  • Soggy Dry Lake, Lucerne Valley
  • Thompson, Murrieta
  • Valley View, Ridgecrest
  • War Eagle Field

Colorado[]

  • Avon STOLPort
  • Fort Collins Downtown Airport
  • Nichols Field (Colorado Springs)
  • Stapleton International Airport (Denver)
  • Skyline Airport Watkins, Colorado

Connecticut[]

  • Ansonia
  • Griswold Airport/Hammonasset Airport (N04) in Madison
  • Johnnycake/Mountain Meadow Airstrip in Burlington
  • Lakeside Airport
  • New Canaan
  • New London–Waterford Airport in Waterford
  • Rentschler Field
  • Stamford

Delaware[]

  • Rehoboth Beach

District of Columbia[]

  • Naval Air Station Anacostia
  • Bolling Air Force Base

Florida[]

Georgia[]

  • Liberty County Airport
  • Morris Army Airfield
  • Naval Air Station Glynco
  • Naval Air Station Atlanta
  • Turner Air Force Base

Hawaii[]

Idaho[]

  • Strawberry Glenn Airport in Boise

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Iowa[]

Kansas[]

Kentucky[]

Louisiana[]

Maine[]

  • Naval Air Station Brunswick

Maryland[]

Massachusetts[]

Michigan[]

Minnesota[]

There are at least twenty in the state.[40]

Mississippi[]

Missouri[]

Montana[]

Nebraska[]

Nevada[]

New Jersey[]

New Mexico[]

New York[]

  • Angola Airport
  • Floyd Bennett Field (a small portion is still used as a police heliport)
  • Flushing Airport in Queens
  • Holmes Airport, aka Grand Central Air Terminal, Grand Central Airport in Queens
  • McPherson Seaplane Base in Ithaca
  • Miller Field in Staten Island
  • Mitchel Field
  • Monticello Airport
  • Oneida County Airport
  • Peekskill Seaplane Base
  • Roosevelt Field, aka Hempstead Plains Aerodrome, Hempstead Plains Field, Garden City Aerodrome, Hazelhurst Field in Mineola

North Carolina[]

North Dakota[]

  • Pruetz Municipal Airport

Ohio[]

Oklahoma[]

Oregon[]

Pennsylvania[]

Rhode Island[]

  • Charlestown NAAS (Atlantic Airport)
  • [42]
  • Naval Air Station Quonset Point

South Carolina[]

South Dakota[]

Tennessee[]

Texas[]

  • Abilene Municipal Airport (original)
  • Amarillo Municipal Airport (original)
  • An Khe Army Stage Field / Walker Red Fox Airfield (Authon)
  • Andrau Airpark (Alief)
  • Arlington Municipal Airport / Midway Airport / Greater Fort Worth International Airport / Amon Carter Field / Greater Southwest International Airport
  • Bay City Municipal Airport (original)
  • Bell Helicopter Auxiliary Heliport (Hurst)
  • Butterfield Trail Airport (North Abiline)
  • Cameron Airport (Angleton)
  • Camp Wolters / Fort Wolters Army Heliport (Mineral Wells)
  • Clear Lake Metro Port (Clear Lake City)
  • Clear Lake Ranch Airfield (Mankins)
  • Columbus Municipal Airport (original)
  • Cuero Field / Brayton Flying Field
  • D-Bar Ranch Airfield (Sanco)
  • Dalhart Aux AAF #1 / West Field
  • Dalhart Aux AAF #2 / Miller Field
  • Dalworth Airport / Curtiss-Wright Airport /Grand Prairie Municipal Airport / Grand Prairie NOLF /Grand Prairie Army Airfield
  • Davis Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 (League City)
  • Dempsey Army Heliport (Palo Pinto)
  • Denton Field / College Field
  • Downing Army Heliport (Mineral Wells)
  • Eagle Pass Army Airfield
  • Eagle Pass Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 / Cueves Field (Spofford)
  • Eagle Pass Auxiliary Army Airfield #3 / Barnard Ranch Airfield / Chittim Ranch Airfield (Eagle Pass)
  • Eagle Pass Municipal Airport
  • El Paso Municipal Airport (original)
  • Five-Points Field / Naval Outlying Landing Field 22913 (Watsonville)
  • Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #1 / Pinto Stagefield (Garner)
  • Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #2 / Sundance Stage Field (Salesville)
  • Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #3 / Ramrod Stage Field (Garner)
  • Fort Wolters Army Stage Field #4 / Mustang Stage Field (Salesville)
  • Fort Wolters Stage Field #6 / Bronco Stage Field (Garner)
  • Genoa Airport
  • Goodfellow AAF / Goodfellow AFB (San Angelo)
  • Guenther Municipal Airport / Guenther La Grange Airport
  • Hartlee Field (Denton)
  • Hensley Field / Dallas Naval Air Station
  • Hitchcock Naval Air Station
  • Horizon Airport (West Texas Airport) [43]
  • Hue Stage Field (Garner)
  • Hueco Airport (El Paso)
  • Howard County Municipal Airport (Big Spring)
  • Jap Lee Airport (Irving)
  • KFDA-TV Airfield (Amarillo)
  • Lamesa Field (Arvana)
  • Laredo Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #2 (Aguilares)
  • Laredo Municipal Airport (Del Mar)
  • Link Ranch Airfield (Laredo)
  • Lite-Flite Ultraport (Katy)
  • Lou Foote Airport / Highway 77 Airport (Dallas)
  • Lubbock Army Airfield / Reese AFB
  • MacGuire Ranch Airfield (El Paso)
  • Maker Field / Hughes Airport (Abiline)
  • Mansfield Naval Outlying Landing Field / OLF 22614
  • Pampa Army Airfield
  • Pearland Municipal Airport
  • Qui Nhon Army Stage Field (Salesville)
  • Red Bluff Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 (Seabrook)
  • Reeves Auxiliary Army Airfield #1 / Pampa Air Force Auxiliary Airfield #2
  • Rhodes Airport / Shallowater Airport
  • Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (Austin)
  • S & S Patrol Field (League City)
  • Skyport Airport (El Paso)
  • Spaceland Airport / Houston Gulf Airport (League City)
  • Sugar Land State Prison Airfield
  • Tarrant Naval Outlying Landing Field / Arlington Naval Outlying Landing Field / OLF 25811 (Arlington)
  • Terry County Air Force Auxiliary Airfield / Reese Air Force Auxiliary Airfield (Sundown)
  • Tim's Airpark / Austin Executive Airpark
  • U & S Flying Service Airfield / Hamilton Field (Big Spring)
  • Val Verde County Airport (Del Rio)
  • Vancourt Army Airfield Aux #6 (Wall)
  • Victory Field (Vernon)
  • Vung Tau Army Stage Field
  • Weiser Airpark (Cypress) KEYQ
  • Winn Exploration Company Airport (Eagle Pass)

Utah[]

Vermont[]

Virginia[]

Washington[]

West Virginia[]

Wisconsin[]

  • Aero Park Airport

Wyoming[]

Insular areas[]

American Samoa[]

Guam[]

  • Orote Field
  • Northwest Field

Johnston Atoll[]

  • Johnston Atoll Airport

Midway Atoll[]

Palmyra Atoll[]

  • Palmyra Atoll Airfield

Northern Mariana Islands[]

  • North Field

Puerto Rico[]

  • Camp Garcia Vieques
  • Dorado Airport
  • Losey Army Airfield
  • Ramey Air Force Base
  • Roosevelt Roads Naval Station

Fictional[]

References[]

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