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Falls Church Airpark
Falls Church Airpark was an airport located in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County, Virginia from 1945 to 1961. The facility was located on a parcel of land owned by Eakin Properties, a Virginia real estate development firm.〔Bredemeler, Brandon (November 9, 1970) "At 95 Former Va. Realtor Still Donates to Build Park" ''The Washington Post'', page C1〕 The airport was primarily used for general aviation and civil defense purposes until encroaching residential development forced its closure. The area formerly occupied by the airport is now mainly used as a shopping center with the western end of the complex occupied by the Thomas Jefferson branch of the Fairfax County Public Library system. Parts of several apartment complexes are also located on some of the airport's former grounds.〔Freeman, Paul "Falls Church Airpark, Falls Church, VA" ''Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields''. Retrieved March 19, 2014 ()〕〔Rollo, Vera (2003) ''Virginia Airports : A Historical Survey of Airports and Aviation From the Earliest Days.'' Richmond, VA: Virginia Aviation Historical Society ()〕
==History and usage==
The Falls Church Airpark was a pair of unpaved landing strips located in Fairfax County, Virginia. The license for the airport was granted by the state of Virginia on July 25, 1945〔"Annual Report of the State Corporation Commission of Virginia. Compilations from Returns of Railroads, Canals, Electric Railways and Other Corporate Companies, Volume 58" (1945) ''Virginia State Corporation Commission'', page 32〕 but the airport was not available for general use until 1946 when it opened with a single grass runway, 2,650' long. The airport was built on an area known at the time as "Eisenhower's Farm" and was located alongside U.S. Route 50.〔〔Staff writer (July 25, 1945) "Airfield Plan Weighed" ''The Washington Post'', page 3〕 A 1949 report, compiled by the state of Virginia, described the airport as being located two miles southwest of Falls Church, and featuring a single strip that was characterized as "...poorly graded and hazardous after rains."〔"Division of Aeronautics, State Corporation Commission" (1949) ''Virginia State Corporation Commission'', pages 50-51〕 By 1951, a smaller, crosswind airstrip was added to the complex. During the 1950s, the airport was used general aviation, civil defense, medical transportation, and air shows.〔Staff writer (December 15, 1952) "Disaster Teams Swarm in Falls Church as Imaginary Atom Bomb Drops on Airport" ''The Washington Post'', page 3〕〔Staff writer (December 14, 1952) "Mock Air Raid Today in Fairfax" ''The Washington Post'', page M8〕〔Staff writer (July 10, 1950) "Here's a Model Speed Demon" ''The Washington Post'', page B2〕〔Staff writer (April 10, 1953) "Weekly Blood Flights" ''The Washington Post'', page10〕 Pilot training was also offered at the facility〔Staff writer (December 1, 1947) "Student Pilot Hurt in Crash at Falls Church" ''The Washington Post'', page B2〕 and airplane sales and rentals were made available through a Mooney aircraft dealer located on the property. The airpark also hosted a chapter of the Civil Air Patrol squadron, private flying clubs, a small building that contained a Link Trainer for student pilot use, a hangar used for maintenance work, and a converted house that was used as both an office and a snack bar complete with vending machines.〔Staff writer (June 17, 1950) "Washington-National Airport Now Has 150 Vending Machines" ''The Billboard'', page 110. Retrieved March 21, 2014 ()〕 Despite the difficulties in landing and taking off due to the slope of the main runway and the restricting tree lines at the field's western end, the airfield was popular with local pilots and at its peak hosted approximately 75 planes.〔
The airport’s popularity during the 1950s led to a feature article in the August 7, 1955 edition of the Sunday Washington Post newspaper. The article discussed the activities of the NBC flying club whose founding members worked for the broadcast network’s Washington, D.C. affiliate. Totaling 17 members, the club was not restricted to NBC employees and included local area residents. Several of the members interviewed stated that they flew their families to Rehoboth Beach, Florida, and other vacation areas. The article stressed the club members' opinion that the club's flying activities were very affordable compared to commercial air travel or traveling by car. At the time of the article, the club's assets included a four-seat Cessna 170 and a single seat Mooney.〔Cheshire, Maxine (August 7, 1955) They're Flying High - At Low Cost" ''The Washington Post'', pages F7 & F12〕
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