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Syracuse Municipal Airport was an airport located in Camillus, NY.

1 Origins
2 Municipal Airport
3 World War II
4 Closure
5 External Links
6 Notes
7 Railways
8 Roadways
9 Waterways
10 Air transportation
11 See also
12 References

[edit] Origins

The first plane landed at the site of the airport in 1912 and was flown by Harry Atwood, establishing a long distance flight record from Chicago, Il to Camillus. ^[1] The airport expanded over the next few years and by 1925 became known as the Amboy Airport. ^[1]

[edit] Municipal Airport

By 1926, Syracuse Mayor Charles Hanna felt that the city needed an airport to enhance its economic future. The city scouted a number of small airports in the area, including Bethka Field (near the intersection of Thompson Rd. and James St. in the city proper) and Nedrow Field in nearby Nedrow, NY. The city finally decided upon the Amboy Airport and purchased it from Camillus for $50,000. Mayor Hanna put the airfield under the direction of teh City Parks Department^[2].

After being purchased by the city, the airport gained popularity. The first airmail was delivered in 1929. ^[2] In the following years before World War II, the airport featured appearances by many world famous pilots including Charles Lindberg and his Spirit of St. Louis airplane in 1927, Will Rogers and Wiley Post in 1931, General Jimmy Doolittle in 1932, Amelia Earhart in 1936, Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan in 1938; as well as celebrities Kate Smith and Lowell Thomas. ^[1]^[2]

[edit] World War II

After the war broke out, local flight instructors were pressed into military service and the airport turned into a flight training center. ^[2]. Shortly thereafter, the demands of the military quickly outgrew the capabilities of the current airport and the Office of the Chief of the Army Air Force allocated funds and authorized the construction of the Mattydale Bomber Base.^[2] However, the Municipal Airport still played a vital role in the war effort, serving as a training facility for civilians moving supplies and equipment and pilots patrolling the east coast for German ships and U-boats. ^[1]

[edit] Closure

After the war, the city took over operations of the Mattydale Bomber Base, converting it to a commercial airfield in 1948.^[2] The smaller Municipal Airport couldn't compete with the larger and more centraly located Syracuse Hancock International Airport and closed in 1949. After it's closure, most of the land the airport was located on was acquired by Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation and transformed into chemical waste beds by 1951 ^[3].

[edit] External Links

Darry2385/Sandbox is at coordinates 43°04′30″N 76°16′05″W / 43.07497, -76.26812 (Darry2385/Sandbox)Coordinates: 43°04′30″N 76°16′05″W / 43.07497, -76.26812 (Darry2385/Sandbox)

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d A Brief History of Camillus. Town of Camillus (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "About Syracuse Airport: Hancock Field - History". Syracuse City Department of Aviation (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
^ Freeman, Paul (2007). Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Central New York: Syracuse Municipal. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.

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[edit] Railways

Mongolia has a rail system that uses a broad gauge 1.524 m track system. The total length of the system 1,810 km.

[edit] Roadways

Mongolia has a 49,250 km road system. This system consists of 1,724 km of paved roads with the remaining 47,526 km consisting of unpaved trails and paths through the countryside.

[edit] Waterways

Mongolia has a total of 580 km of waterways. However, only Lake Hovsgol is heavily used. The Selenge (270 km) and Orhon (175 km) rivers are navigable but carry little traffic. The lakes and rivers freeze over in the winter and are usually open between May and September.

[edit] Air transportation

As of 2006, Mongolia has a total of 44 airports. Of these, 12 have paved runways. 10 of these paved runways range in length between 2,438 and 3,047 m . The other paved runway is between 1,524 and 2,437 m.

Of the 32 remaining airports with unpaved runways, 2 of them have runways over 3,047 m, 3 have runways between 2,438 and 3,047 m, 24 have runways between 1,524 and 2,437 m, 2 have runways between 914 and 1,523 m, and 1 has runways under 914m.

Mongolia also has 2 heliports.