Camden Central Airport

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Several sites were considered in the late 1920s in an attempt to develop a commercial airport for the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

A piece of undeveloped ground along the north bank of the Cooper River, east of Crescent Boulevard & South of Marlton Pike, attracted the interest of those desiring an airport's construction.
The site offered level ground & easy access to nearby roads.

The new Camden Central Airport opened for operations in September 1929, and would become the prime air connection between the Philadelphia metropolitan area & the world for the next 12 years.

Central Airport was used early on for airmail flights.
Airmail would arrive at Central Airport, and be transported by autogiro (a precursor of the modern helicopter) to the roof of the Post Office at 9th & Market Streets in Philadelphia.
However, by the late 1930s the end was in sight for airline operations at Camden Central Airport.

The widespread use of larger airliners such as the Douglas DC-3 required the use of longer runways than those available at Central Airport.

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The much larger Philadelphia Municipal Airport opened on June 20, 1940.
The four airlines then serving Philadelphia through Central Airport, NJ (American, Eastern, TWA, and United) terminated their operations here.