385:. The sod airfield's dimensions were: 2,300 by 850 feet (700 m Ă— 260 m). It also ran northwest/southeast. Camp Devens Airfield, as it was called later, was operated by the Army. A second runway was established the following year. Approximate dimensions were said to be 2,325 by 1,560 feet (709 m Ă— 475 m). In 1934, it was marked as an auxiliary airfield to the Navy.
33:
426:
was deactivated as part of demobilization, in 1946, but it was reopened in 1948. By 1954, it was known as Ayer AAF. Then it was renamed Fort Devens AAF between 1954 and 1959. It had three operating runways but they were used intermittently on and off throughout the years. The longest runway was
427:
listed in 1960 as being 3,745 feet (not including overrun). In the 1970s it got an upgraded control tower and it was used for helicopter operations. The air traffic controllers worked in conjunction with their counterparts at the nearby
393:
When the nearby fort was expanded in 1940, the airport supposedly "gained" its own airfield. It was described as having a 5,200-foot (1,600 m) runway. In 1944, the army withdrew from the airfield and it became known as
1390:
439:
The field was closed around 1995 after the Army left. It is now a State Police driver training facility on week days. On weekends the runways are currently the largest and only centrally located venue in southern
1209:
448:
Solo style autocross competitions. Several other clubs also use the runways for similar competitions. There is now talk of putting an industrial park over the runways of Moore Army
Airfield.
1415:
1410:
1385:
789:
1380:
1264:
599:
1234:
1405:
1375:
1339:
956:
931:
581:
N-303EC suffered an in-flight engine-loss during an instructional flight. The aircraft landed at the closed airport with no additional damage or injuries.
1395:
961:
881:
916:
676:
1279:
782:
1274:
642:
1239:
1159:
411:
177:
1329:
775:
1294:
1259:
1244:
986:
798:
703:
1324:
1131:
1017:
731:
1219:
73:
1289:
1249:
1111:
1027:
834:
1284:
1314:
1194:
1032:
971:
966:
1214:
1121:
860:
839:
819:
170:
1184:
926:
911:
814:
381:
The earliest information concerning the construction of the airfield dates to 1 July 1926. It was originally known as
1334:
844:
829:
457:
399:
1189:
1138:
981:
941:
921:
906:
473:
1229:
1224:
951:
886:
876:
673:
361:
1084:
1309:
491:
468:
160:
127:
463:
1164:
1126:
1057:
936:
556:
1400:
1204:
976:
561:
1116:
1076:
1042:
946:
824:
578:
526:
501:
496:
357:
123:
76:
1349:
1299:
1092:
422:
The Navy discontinued their use of Ayer NAAS for unknown reasons between the years of 1944–1946.
109:
638:
1174:
1002:
60:
47:
1354:
1254:
1179:
1154:
1052:
1012:
1007:
896:
761:
506:
407:
403:
1344:
1047:
1037:
735:
680:
551:
707:
1304:
1169:
1022:
541:
536:
1369:
1199:
728:
594:
521:
353:
1319:
746:
486:
590:
516:
441:
428:
423:
365:
349:
119:
691:
546:
192:
179:
767:
531:
356:. It was closed following the closure of the fort in 1995. It is named for
511:
32:
222:
209:
368:. It is currently used for racing and State Police driver training.
364:. It was the only Army Airfield named for someone killed in the
445:
1391:
771:
577:
In the morning hours of
February 10, 2004, a single-engine
621:
431:. Around 1976 the field was renamed Moore Army Airfield.
662:
633:
631:
629:
639:"Fort Devens AAF/Ayer NAAS/Moore AAF, Leominster, MA"
1147:
1104:
1066:
995:
895:
869:
853:
807:
208:
169:
158:
150:
142:
134:
115:
105:
97:
92:
23:
600:List of military installations in Massachusetts
1416:Closed installations of the United States Army
1411:Closed installations of the United States Navy
783:
8:
1386:Airports in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
790:
776:
768:
20:
617:
615:
398:, which supported training operations at
18:Airport in Ayer / Shirley, Massachusetts
1381:1995 disestablishments in Massachusetts
611:
476:(Minus the First Battalion) (1968–1995)
643:Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
7:
1406:Military facilities in Massachusetts
1376:1929 establishments in Massachusetts
412:Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Beverly
704:"Bay State Corvette Club schedule"
383:Ayer (Camp Devens) Emergency Field
14:
1396:Defunct airports in Massachusetts
410:were at Ayer in 1944. The nearby
396:Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Ayer
348:is a former airfield located in
31:
729:New England Region Porsche Club
622:New England Region SCCA Solo II
360:native Chief Warrant Officer 2
104:
37:Moore Army Airfield August 2020
1:
414:was used as a bounce field.
1432:
820:Barnstable–Boardman/Polano
747:North Country Porsche Club
458:152nd Observation Squadron
400:Squantum Naval Air Station
800:Airports in Massachusetts
679:20 September 2010 at the
474:10th Special Forces Group
435:Closure and redevelopment
229:
226:
221:
217:
42:
30:
1018:Hopedale Industrial Park
922:Great Barrington–Koladza
674:BMWCCA-Boston autocross
568:Accidents and Incidents
522:HU-21 Workhorse/Shawnee
165:256 ft / 78 m
1265:NAAS Martha's Vineyard
573:2003 Emergency Landing
101:Army Airfield, Defunct
1340:CGAS Ten Pound Island
1127:Camp Edwards Heliport
764:at GlobalSecurity.org
402:. Carrier Air Groups
193:42.57167°N 71.60333°W
734:28 June 2010 at the
562:B-17 Flying Fortress
492:R-16/H-16 - Piasecki
469:Carrier Air Group 83
1235:Haverhill–Riverside
1210:Crosman USAR Center
1185:Boston–Metropolitan
1117:Joint Base Cape Cod
762:Moore Army Airfield
692:Renegade Miata Club
579:Diamond DA20 Katana
527:U-10D Super Courier
502:North American O-47
497:North American BC-1
464:Carrier Air Group 4
346:Moore Army Airfield
198:42.57167; -71.60333
189: /
25:Moore Army Airfield
1325:NAS South Weymouth
1300:Providence–Seekonk
830:Nantucket Memorial
710:on 13 October 2012
557:U-10 Helio courier
110:United States Army
1363:
1362:
1285:No Man's Land NAF
932:Marshfield–Harlow
840:Martha's Vineyard
343:
342:
339:
338:
1423:
1280:NAAF New Bedford
1230:Haverhill–Dutton
1225:Hatfield–Pilgrim
1028:Merrimack Valley
987:Westfield–Barnes
899:
887:Norwood Memorial
801:
792:
785:
778:
769:
749:
744:
738:
726:
720:
719:
717:
715:
706:. Archived from
700:
694:
689:
683:
671:
665:
660:
654:
653:
651:
649:
635:
624:
619:
219:
218:
212:
204:
203:
201:
200:
199:
194:
190:
187:
186:
185:
182:
85:
84:
69:
68:
56:
55:
35:
21:
1431:
1430:
1426:
1425:
1424:
1422:
1421:
1420:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1359:
1143:
1100:
1062:
1033:Monponsett Pond
991:
897:
891:
865:
849:
803:
799:
796:
758:
753:
752:
745:
741:
736:Wayback Machine
727:
723:
713:
711:
702:
701:
697:
690:
686:
681:Wayback Machine
672:
668:
661:
657:
647:
645:
637:
636:
627:
620:
613:
608:
587:
575:
570:
552:UH-60 Blackhawk
483:
481:Aircraft Hosted
454:
437:
420:
391:
379:
374:
210:
197:
195:
191:
188:
183:
180:
178:
176:
175:
159:Elevation
130:, Massachusetts
88:
80:
72:
64:
59:
51:
46:
38:
26:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1429:
1427:
1419:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1368:
1367:
1361:
1360:
1358:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1275:NAAF Nantucket
1272:
1267:
1262:
1260:NTS Marblehead
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1151:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1114:
1108:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1095:
1090:
1087:
1082:
1079:
1074:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
999:
997:
993:
992:
990:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
903:
901:
893:
892:
890:
889:
884:
879:
873:
871:
867:
866:
864:
863:
857:
855:
851:
850:
848:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
811:
809:
805:
804:
797:
795:
794:
787:
780:
772:
766:
765:
757:
756:External links
754:
751:
750:
739:
721:
695:
684:
666:
655:
625:
610:
609:
607:
604:
603:
602:
597:
586:
583:
574:
571:
569:
566:
565:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
542:C-130 Hercules
539:
537:C-45 Expeditor
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
482:
479:
478:
477:
471:
466:
461:
453:
450:
436:
433:
419:
416:
390:
387:
378:
375:
373:
370:
341:
340:
337:
336:
330:
327:
324:
318:
317:
311:
308:
305:
299:
298:
292:
289:
284:
278:
277:
271:
268:
265:
259:
258:
252:
249:
246:
240:
239:
236:
232:
231:
228:
225:
215:
214:
206:
205:
173:
167:
166:
163:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
117:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
90:
89:
87:
86:
70:
57:
43:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1428:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1373:
1371:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1165:Bowles Agawam
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1146:
1140:
1137:
1133:
1132:CGAS Cape Cod
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1059:
1058:Tanner–Hiller
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
1000:
998:
994:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
942:Harriman–West
940:
938:
937:Turners Falls
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
904:
902:
900:
894:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
874:
872:
868:
862:
859:
858:
856:
852:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
825:Hanscom Field
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
812:
810:
806:
802:
793:
788:
786:
781:
779:
774:
773:
770:
763:
760:
759:
755:
748:
743:
740:
737:
733:
730:
725:
722:
709:
705:
699:
696:
693:
688:
685:
682:
678:
675:
670:
667:
664:
659:
656:
644:
640:
634:
632:
630:
626:
623:
618:
616:
612:
605:
601:
598:
596:
595:Massachusetts
592:
589:
588:
584:
582:
580:
572:
567:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
484:
480:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
459:
456:
455:
452:Groups Hosted
451:
449:
447:
443:
434:
432:
430:
425:
418:Postwar years
417:
415:
413:
409:
405:
401:
397:
388:
386:
384:
376:
371:
369:
367:
363:
362:Douglas Moore
359:
355:
354:Massachusetts
351:
347:
334:
331:
328:
325:
323:
320:
319:
315:
312:
309:
306:
304:
301:
300:
296:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
279:
275:
272:
269:
266:
264:
261:
260:
256:
253:
250:
247:
245:
242:
241:
237:
234:
233:
224:
220:
216:
213:
207:
202:
174:
172:
168:
164:
162:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
118:
114:
111:
108:
100:
96:
91:
83:
78:
75:
71:
67:
62:
58:
54:
49:
45:
44:
41:
34:
29:
22:
16:
1335:NAS Squantum
1269:
1240:NAAF Hyannis
1205:Coonamessett
1160:NAAF Beverly
1139:Westover ARB
1081:Metropolitan
982:Taunton–King
835:Provincetown
815:Boston–Logan
742:
724:
712:. Retrieved
708:the original
698:
687:
669:
658:
646:. Retrieved
576:
487:Aeronca L-16
438:
421:
395:
392:
389:World War II
382:
380:
345:
344:
332:
321:
313:
302:
294:
286:
281:
273:
262:
254:
243:
98:Airport type
81:
65:
52:
15:
1401:Fort Devens
1330:Springfield
1190:NAS Chatham
1112:Barnes ANGB
1077:Crow Island
1067:Private use
1043:Plum Island
967:Southbridge
947:Northampton
861:New Bedford
854:Non-primary
591:Fort Devens
460:(1941–1943)
442:New England
429:Hanscom AFB
424:Fort Devens
366:Vietnam War
350:Fort Devens
196: /
184:071°36′12″W
171:Coordinates
120:Fort Devens
1370:Categories
1350:Trade Wind
1315:CGAS Salem
1215:Fall River
1093:Tuckernuck
1073:Canapitsit
996:Public use
977:Minute Man
957:Pittsfield
606:References
547:C-12 Huron
377:Beginnings
181:42°34′18″N
154:Army, Navy
1295:Pine Hill
1270:Moore AAF
1245:Leicester
1175:Braintree
1122:Otis ANGB
927:Mansfield
912:Fitchburg
845:Worcester
532:UH-1 Huey
335:(Closed)
316:(Closed)
297:(Closed)
276:(Closed)
257:(Closed)
223:Direction
151:Occupants
146:1929–1995
1355:Westboro
1255:Marlboro
1180:Brockton
1155:Acushnet
1105:Military
1085:Muskeget
1053:Sterling
1013:Falmouth
1008:Cranland
1003:Cape Cod
972:Westover
962:Plymouth
882:Lawrence
870:Reliever
732:Archived
677:Archived
585:See also
512:O-52 Owl
230:Surface
116:Location
106:Operator
1345:Tew-Mac
1310:Robbins
1220:Grafton
1200:Clifton
1148:Defunct
1048:Spencer
1038:Myricks
917:Gardner
907:Chatham
898:General
877:Beverly
808:Primary
714:28 June
648:12 July
372:History
333:Asphalt
314:Asphalt
295:Asphalt
274:Asphalt
255:Asphalt
227:Length
211:Runways
128:Shirley
93:Summary
1320:Saugus
1305:Revere
1290:Oxford
1250:Lowell
1170:Bolton
1023:Katama
952:Orange
663:ne-svt
267:2,971
251:1,415
248:4,642
143:In use
1195:Clark
322:18/36
303:13/31
287:2,691
244:14/32
135:Built
1097:Ware
1089:Snow
716:2010
650:2020
517:O-58
507:O-49
446:SCCA
444:for
406:and
358:Ayer
326:150
307:150
291:819
282:9/27
270:905
263:2/20
161:AMSL
138:1929
124:Ayer
66:KAYE
61:ICAO
48:IATA
329:46
310:46
235:ft
82:AYE
77:LID
74:FAA
53:AYE
1372::
641:.
628:^
614:^
593:,
408:83
352:,
238:m
126:/
122:,
79::
63::
50::
791:e
784:t
777:v
718:.
652:.
404:4
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
