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Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport〔〔 is a public/military airport in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.〔 It is owned by the City of Westfield and is three miles (6 km) north of it.〔 The airport is northwest of the larger city of Springfield. Formerly known as Barnes Municipal Airport,〔 〕 it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''general aviation'' facility.〔 〕 Westfield-Barnes is one of Massachusetts' largest airports with a strong flight training, general aviation, and military presence. == History == July 13, 1914 can be the date where aviation in Westfield is traced back to. Jack McGee of Pawtucket, Rhode Island flew a Wright biplane over Westfield and the flight originated on a strip of land near Southampton Road and the Holyoke Rail Bridge. McGee was hired by local merchants to drop tickets from his airplane which could have been claimed for prizes. Following the entry of the United States into World War I, however, the expansive plain was heavily utilized by the federal government in August–September 1917 as Camp Bartlett, a mobilization and training camp for the 103rd and 104th Infantry Regiments of the 26th "Yankee" Division, prior to deployment in France.〔Albertine, Connell, ''The Yankee Doughboy'', The Branden Press, Inc., 1968, pp. 19-24.〕 In 1923 citizens of Westfield, and nearby Holyoke set out to build an airport. A group of influential local businessmen was charged to convince the owner of the land where the airport is now, Vincent E. Barnes, to sell his land to the City of Westfield for an airport. Barnes agreed to give up his land and he didn't ask for any money from the city or the businessmen. The plot was named Westfield Aviation Field and was dedicated on October 12, 1923. However, as the field gained in popularity, Vincent Barnes leased the city another plot, with only a fee of $1 per year starting in 1927. In 1936, Mrs. Barnes and her daughter Saddie Knox donated an additional 297 acres (1.2 km²) to the city of Westfield. Shortly thereafter, the City Council voted to name the airport after the family who made it possible, Barnes. Between 1939 and 1940, the administration building, hangar, and the beacon light were built with grant money totaling near $90,000. Soon a passenger service was started. on October 28, 1937, a 10 passenger Stinson Trimotor aircraft began flying between Westfield and Newark, New Jersey. American Airlines DC-3s operated out of Westfield from 1938 until 1950. Over the last 50 years the airport has made improvements including another runway, 15/33 with a length of , and a VORTAC and an ILS system. In 1974 the Air Traffic Control Tower opened easing traffic congestion. 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「Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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