Holmes Airport (Former Site)
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New Jersey /
West New York /
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/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ West New York
World / United States / New Jersey
historical layer / disappeared object
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One of the largest private airfields in NYC, built in 1929 and economically declined in the 30's with the construction of what would become LaGuardia airport. Built over for emergency veterans housing in the 40's, before being developed by the Bulova Watch Company in the early 1950's.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°45'46"N 73°53'41"W
- Site of Madison Square Garden Bowl 2 km
- Elmhurst LIRR Station (former) 2.6 km
- DRT Inc. 2.8 km
- Crash Location USAir Flight 405 3.1 km
- Corona LIRR Station (former) 3.1 km
- Shea Stadium (Site) 3.9 km
- Petro, Inc. Fuel-Oil Depot 4.4 km
- Whitepot Underjump 4.8 km
- Flushing Airport (closed) 5.2 km
- Flushing Airport - Runways - Closed 5.4 km
- East Elmhurst 1.6 km
- Ditmars-Steinway 2.2 km
- Astoria 2.2 km
- Woodside 2.4 km
- Western Queens 2.7 km
- Elmhurst 3 km
- Sunnyside 3.7 km
- Manhattan 6.7 km
- Queens 13 km
- Long Island Sound 73 km