Mitchel Air Force Base

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Mitchel Air Force Base


The remains of Mitchel AFB, 4 April 1994. The remains of a runway are quite visible in the center of the photograph.


Airport Diagram (pre-runway 5/23 extension)
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military/Defunct
Owner United States Air Force
Operator United States Air Force
Serves New York City
Location Garden City, New York
Elevation AMSL 85 ft / 26 m
Coordinates 40°43′32″N, 73°35′42″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 6,700 1,737 Concrete
9/27 4,960 1,512 Concrete
12/30 5,142 1,567 Concrete
18/36 4,800 1,463 Concrete
Source: Airfields-Freeman.com [1]
For the airport in Wisconsin see Mitchell Field

Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field, originally called Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, was established in 1918 in the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, USA.

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[edit] History

Mitchel Air Force Base was a United States Air Force Base, located on Long Island, New York.

Though closed as an Air Force base in 1961, it still has military housing and exchange facilities to this day (December 2005); with families from military activities in the area.

The Garden City-Mitchel Field Secondary, a remnant of the Long Island Rail Road Central Branch from Garden City, ends in the northern part of Mitchel Field, providing sporadic freight service.

[edit] Present

Mitchel Field is now a complex located in East Garden City, New York and Uniondale, New York, and home to Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College and Hofstra University.

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  1. ^ Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: New York, Central Long Island