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The obscure airfields of America

Rob Beschizza
Jun 20, 2026
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This one’s still there, apparently.

Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields [airfields-freeman.com] collects America’s half-forgotten strips and reconstructs each one’s history from old aeronautical charts, topographic maps, aerial photographs, and tips from readers who flew or lived nearby. Every airfield gets its own dated, illustrated entry showing how it …

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