Flagler Beach Airport
| Flagler Beach Airport | |
|---|---|
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1943 airphoto | |
| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |
| Summary | |
| Serves | Flagler Beach, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°28′14″N 081°07′40″W / 29.47056°N 81.12778°W |
| Map | |
  Location of Flagler Beach Airport | |
Flagler Beach Airport is a closed airport. It was located just to the west of Flagler Beach, Florida.
History
Built in the early 1930s on the narrow barrier island almost directly on the Atlantic coast. It consisted of 2 marl runways 3,200' northwest/southeast & 3,000' north/south. It appears there may have been a small hangar and a building, located directly next to the beach with a parking ramp.
During World War II, the airport was initially used by the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command which flew light observation planes over the Atlantic looking for Nazi U-Boats. In 1943, the Navy took over the anti-submarine mission and the Civil Air Patrol operated observation aircraft from the field.
After the war ended, the airport was closed sometime in 1945 or 1946. It remains abandoned to this day, the land being owned by the Flagship Harbor Preserve. The outlines of the runways are clearly delineated in aerial imagery.
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.