College Park Airport (CGS/KCGS) (College Park, Maryland)
USA /
Maryland /
Berwyn Heights /
College Park, Maryland /
Corporal Frank Scott Drive, 1909
World
/ USA
/ Maryland
/ Berwyn Heights
World / United States / Maryland
airport, place with historical importance
1909 Corporal Frank Scott Drive
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 864-5844
collegeparkairport.aero/
www.airnav.com/airport/KCGS
Established in 1909, College Park Airport is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. In 1977 the airport was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The following notable events occurred on this airfield
1909 - Wilbur Wright instructed first flying officers of Signal Corps, U. S. Army
1911 - First Army flying school established here
First bombsite tested from an aircraft
1912 - First group cross country flight originated here. Destination Chevy Chase, MD
First machine gun fired from an aircraft
First radio message sent from an aircraft
1922 - First flight of a helicopter made by Henry Berliner
One of the first points of origin for United States Air Mail
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5743
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 864-5844
collegeparkairport.aero/
www.airnav.com/airport/KCGS
Established in 1909, College Park Airport is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. In 1977 the airport was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The following notable events occurred on this airfield
1909 - Wilbur Wright instructed first flying officers of Signal Corps, U. S. Army
1911 - First Army flying school established here
First bombsite tested from an aircraft
1912 - First group cross country flight originated here. Destination Chevy Chase, MD
First machine gun fired from an aircraft
First radio message sent from an aircraft
1922 - First flight of a helicopter made by Henry Berliner
One of the first points of origin for United States Air Mail
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=5743
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Park_Airport
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°58'49"N 76°55'20"W
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA/KDCA) 17 km
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI/KBWI) 31 km
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD/KIAD) 52 km
- Martin State Airport (MTN/KMTN) 58 km
- Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 64 km
- Phillips Army Airfield (APG/KAPG) 85 km
- Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (MRB/KMRB) 105 km
- Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) 108 km
- Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) 137 km
- University Park Airport (UNV) 224 km
- Lakeland 1.1 km
- Calvert Hills 1.3 km
- Berwyn 1.6 km
- Riverdale Park, Maryland 1.7 km
- Campground 1.7 km
- Greenbelt Park 2.1 km
- University of Maryland, College Park 2.2 km
- East Riverdale, Maryland 2.5 km
- Woodlawn, Maryland 3.8 km
- Montgomery County, Maryland 31 km