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Northampton Airport is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) northeast of central business district (CBD) of Northampton, a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. The airport covers and has one runway that is in length and in width. Avgas fuel is self-service and is available 24 hours a day. Northampton Airport has an estimated 73 flights per day and estimated 60 based aircraft. == History == The Northampton Airport was opened as a commercial airport on April 1, 1929. Many historic aviators, including Charles Lindbergh, flew here. Lindbergh would come to visit his then girlfriend, Anne Morrow, at Smith College. Amelia Earhart studied airframe maintenance in downtown Northampton, and although not officially documented, probably did some flight training at the Northampton Airport. In addition, the airport was also visited by Ruth Nickols and the Granville brothers (who were responsible for building the Gee Bee airplane). During World War II, the airport was used as a naval training facility and trained many pilots for the war effort. One of the instructors during this period was Roger Atwood. He died on June 24, 2010 at the age of 88.〔 Located on the Connecticut River, it is within a long walking distance of downtown Northampton.〔 The airport has been in continuous operation since its inception in 1929. For several years prior to that, it had been used for barnstorming. Recently, the old runway received a facelift, including: a new runway, taxiways, lights, and a rotating beacon. The Holyoke Range is to the south, Mount Tom is to the southwest, the Berkshires are to the west, and the Connecticut River flows parallel to the runway, making it an easy landmark for finding the airport. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northampton Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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