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Albany Municipal Airport Historic District
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| Location: |
Albany, Oregon |
| Area: |
588 acres (238 ha)[3] |
| Built: |
1929[2] |
| Architect: |
Cleo H. Jenkins[4] |
| Governing body: |
City of Albany |
| NRHP Reference#: |
98000630[2] |
| Added to NRHP: |
1998-06-03[2] |
Albany Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S12) is a general aviation airport located 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of the city of Albany in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It is publicly owned and operated by the City of Albany.[5] It is the oldest known operating airfield in Oregon, opening in 1920.[6] There are 58 aircraft based at the municipal airport; 49 Single engine airplanes, 7 multi engine, and 2 jet airplanes. On average there are 62 aircraft operations per day.[5]
[edit] History
- First opened to the public in 1920 by private owners
- In 1929 the City of Albany buys the property and names it the Albany Municipal Airport
- A 1931 airshow inspired the Northwest Art and Air Festival
- A jet first landed in Albany in 1964
- In 1998, Albany Municipal Airport became the first airport in Oregon to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as the Albany Municipal Airport Historic District)
[edit] Cargo Service
[edit] References
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for S12 (Form 5010 PDF)
- ^ a b c Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (2007-07-16). "Oregon National Register List". http://www.oregonheritage.org/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ^ "Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com". http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/Linn/districts.html. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ National Park Service. "National Register Information System". http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/research/nris.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-29. [dead link]
- ^ a b http://www.airnav.com/airport/S12
- ^ http://www.dhonline.com/articles/2009/03/04/news/people/5peo01_flight.txt
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