Bayport Aerodrome
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Bayport Aerodrome is a historic rural airport one mile northwest of Bayport, New York
. 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.
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.
Bayport, New York
Bayport is the name of a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, U.S. on Long Island. The population was 8,662 at the 2000 census.Bayport is in the southeast part of the Town of Islip.-Geography:...
. The airport has a grass runway and is owned and operated by the Town of Islip
Islip (town), New York
The Town of Islip is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York . Located on the south shore of Long Island, the town population was 322,612 at the 2000 census. The smaller, unincorporated hamlet of Islip lies within the town.-Demographics:...
. It is home to a non-profit organization that specializes in antique airplanes, known as the Bayport Aerodrome Society, which was established in 1972.
Bayport Aerodrome is not used for commercial aviation, such as the nearby Long Island MacArthur Airport
Long Island MacArthur Airport
Long Island MacArthur Airport, formerly known as Islip Airport is a public airport located on Long Island, in Ronkonkoma, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is seven miles northeast of the central business district of Islip hamlet...
. The airport has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as a national historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
since January 22, 2008.
External links
- Bayport Aerodrome Society (Official site)
- Bayport Aerodrome (Grassstrip.com)
- New York State DOT Airport Diagram
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for 23N
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 23N