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Norwood Memorial Airport

Coordinates: 42°11′14″N 71°10′33″W / 42.1873°N 71.1759°W / 42.1873; -71.1759
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Norwood Memorial Airport
Summary
OwnerTown of Norwood
LocationNorwood, Massachusetts
Built1931
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates42°11′26″N 071°10′23″W / 42.19056°N 71.17306°W / 42.19056; -71.17306
WebsiteOfficial website
Map
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,007 1,222 Asphalt
10/28 3,995 1,218 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020)58,628
Based aircraft (2022)101

Norwood Memorial Airport (IATA: OWD, ICAO: KOWD, FAA LID: OWD)[2][3] is a public airport 2 mi (1.7 nmi; 3.2 km) east of Norwood, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.[1] It is home to the offices of prominent local business people and several maintenance facilities.

History

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In 1941, Norwood was considered for the site of the state's auxiliary airport. However, the legislative committee on military affairs and public safety chose Bedford, Massachusetts instead due to flooding that kept the proposed site under water for a considerable amount of time the previous spring.[4]

In 1942, a Norwood town meeting approved the construction of the Norwood Airport on 400 acres northeast of the Boston Metropolitan Airport. The airport would be built at the cost of the federal government and be available for national defense needs.[5] From 1942 to 1945, the airfield was a Naval Outlying Landing Field of Naval Air Station Squantum. It was used by student pilots to gain flight experience on its two 4,000 ft (1,200 m) runways.[6]

In 1946, the United States Department of War turned over the airport to the town of Norwood. The airport was renamed the Norwood Memorial Airport in memory of Norwood residents who died in World War II.[7] That same year, Wiggins Airways moved from Boston Metropolitan Airport in Canton to Norwood. Wiggins established regular passenger, cargo, and mail routes, operated a flight school, offered charter services, and maintained its parts and repair facilities at Norwood Memorial Airport.[5] Wiggins remained at Norwood until 2001, when the economic effects of the September 11 attacks forced it end operations at the airport.[8]

Facilities

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Norwood Memorial Airport covers 688 acres (278 ha) and has two runways:[1]

  • 17/35: 4,007 ft × 100 ft (1,221 m × 30 m), asphalt
  • 10/28: 3,995 ft × 75 ft (1,218 m × 23 m), asphalt

In the year ending January 31, 2020 the airport had 58,628 aircraft operations, an average of 161 per day: 91% general aviation, 9% air taxi and less than 1% military.[1]

In April 2022, there were 101 aircraft based at this airport: 72 single-engine, 9 multi-engine, 7 jet and 13 helicopter.[1]

The airport has three flight schools and Flight Level Aviation as an FBO. Charter services operate commonly out of the airport.

Due to federal budget cuts the air traffic control tower was to close in 2013, but FAA funding was restored before closure took place.[9]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinationsRef.
Southern Airways Express Seasonal: Nantucket [10]

Incidents

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Flooding, 2010

On 4 June 2007 a Mooney M-20-P crashed into the woods south of the airport while on final approach. One person was killed.[11]

In March 2010 the airport was temporarily closed due to severe flooding.[12] 42°11′14″N 71°10′33″W / 42.1873°N 71.1759°W / 42.1873; -71.1759

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for OWD PDF, effective April 21, 2022
  2. ^ "Codes - Airline and airport codes search". IATA. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  3. ^ "Norwood Memorial". NFDC. FAA. Retrieved 2012-10-22. Closed access icon
  4. ^ "Bedford Favored by Legislative Group as Airport Site". The Boston Globe. February 7, 1941.
  5. ^ a b Fanning, Patricia J. (2002). Norwood: A History. Acadia. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7385-2404-7. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Massachusetts Naval Air Bases, Coast Guard Bases, Military & Auxiliary Air Fields 1923-1945". Massachusetts Aviation Historical Society. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  7. ^ Laidler, John (May 29, 2003). "Airport is Finally Dedicated". The Boston Globe.
  8. ^ Lerner, Jill (December 7, 2001). "Small-airport relief welcome, but too late for some". The Boston Business Journal.
  9. ^ Laing, Keith (10 May 2013). "FAA relents on flight tower closures; GOP declares sequester skirmish win". The Hill. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Southern Airways Express Routes". IFlySouthern. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "N4126H accident description". PlaneCrashMap.
  12. ^ "DOT: Norwood Airport a flooding risk". Norwood Transcript and Bulletin. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
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