229:. After Helio merged with the Mid-States Manufacturing Corporation, Boston Metropolitan Airport used as a research and development facility with some limited amounts of construction. In 1964, Helio left Canton for Hanscom Field when it moved to Bedford Airport. In October 1963, Helio's first plane manufactured in Canton went into the
210:. The town also failed to modernize the facility and the runways, which further led to its decline. In 1942, a Norwood town meeting approved the construction of a larger airport northeast of the Boston Metropolitan Airport. In 1946,
182:
After parimutuel betting was legalized in
Massachusetts, the owners of the airport announced plans for a $ 2.5 million racetrack and airport on the property. In 1935, the Massachusetts Racing Commission chose to grant a license to
194:
On
November 16, 1936, the town of Canton voted to purchase the airport for $ 1. The purchase allowed the airport to receive $ 55,000 in federal funding that would only be available if it were public property.
939:
519:
1115:
1110:
994:
964:
1105:
1069:
686:
661:
1125:
691:
611:
378:
646:
1009:
512:
1004:
454:
414:
118:
969:
889:
1059:
505:
1024:
989:
974:
716:
528:
1054:
861:
747:
949:
1120:
1019:
979:
841:
757:
564:
1014:
171:
described the project as "the subject of considerable speculation and interest" in aviation circles due to crowding at the
1044:
924:
762:
701:
696:
230:
944:
851:
590:
569:
549:
111:
656:
641:
544:
176:
172:
1064:
574:
559:
919:
868:
711:
671:
651:
636:
959:
954:
681:
616:
606:
215:
450:
436:
Search for "Boston aeronautical chart" at the
Library of Congress site, loc.gov . The airport is in the 1953
814:
1039:
286:
236:
The May 1956 sectional chart shows one 2100-ft turf runway; the airport isn't on the
December 1956 chart.
226:
162:
101:
894:
856:
787:
666:
155:
77:
934:
706:
999:
846:
806:
772:
676:
554:
1079:
1029:
822:
225:
and Lynn
Bollinger formed the Koppen-Bollinger Aircraft Corporation, which was later renamed the
904:
732:
410:
44:
33:
476:
1084:
984:
909:
884:
782:
742:
737:
626:
317:
199:
167:
1074:
777:
767:
211:
1034:
899:
752:
222:
1099:
929:
207:
184:
1049:
203:
404:
158:, on the northeast side of Neponset Street just southeast of the Neponset River.
188:
133:
120:
497:
291:. Airway bulletin ;no. 2. United States Government Printing Office. 1938.
214:, which had managed Boston Metropolitan Airport for many years, moved to
451:"Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southwestern Massachusetts"
288:
Descriptions of airports and landing fields in the United States
501:
179:
performing the work. In the 1930s it had four gravel runways.
239:
The airport in now the site of
Farnham-Connolly State Park.
198:
877:
834:
796:
725:
625:
599:
583:
537:
110:
99:
91:
83:
73:
63:
58:
21:
206:, lost lucrative government contracts to nearby
513:
8:
191:instead of the Boston Metropolitan Airport.
440:airport directory; it's not in the 1954-55.
175:. Construction began in January 1931, with
520:
506:
498:
18:
1116:Airports in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
302:"Racetrack Planned Using Norwood Site".
1111:1956 disestablishments in Massachusetts
248:
455:Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
373:
371:
369:
7:
1106:1931 establishments in Massachusetts
379:"Canton Bicentennial History Book"
14:
1126:Defunct airports in Massachusetts
358:"Canton Decides to Buy Airport".
343:"Suffolk Downs to Get License".
16:Airport in Canton, Massachusetts
161:Planning for an airport on the
62:
1:
477:"Farnham-Connolly State Park"
403:Fanning, Patricia J. (2002).
231:National Air and Space Museum
165:–Canton line began in 1930.
318:"New England News Jottings"
177:J. F. White Contracting Co.
152:Boston Metropolitan Airport
23:Boston Metropolitan Airport
1142:
550:Barnstable–Boardman/Polano
530:Airports in Massachusetts
383:Canton Historical Society
28:
748:Hopedale Industrial Park
652:Great Barrington–Koladza
216:Norwood Memorial Airport
69:Town of Canton (1936–56)
409:. Acadia. p. 150.
995:NAAS Martha's Vineyard
227:Helio Aircraft Company
106:42 ft / 13 m
1121:Canton, Massachusetts
1070:CGAS Ten Pound Island
857:Camp Edwards Heliport
156:Canton, Massachusetts
78:Canton, Massachusetts
362:. November 17, 1936.
271:"Among the Flyers".
256:"Among the Flyers".
965:Haverhill–Riverside
940:Crosman USAR Center
915:Boston–Metropolitan
847:Joint Base Cape Cod
275:. January 31, 1931.
154:was an airfield in
130: /
67:Private (1931–1936)
1055:NAS South Weymouth
1030:Providence–Seekonk
560:Nantucket Memorial
406:Norwood: A History
324:. October 29, 1934
306:. October 2, 1934.
1093:
1092:
1015:No Man's Land NAF
662:Marshfield–Harlow
570:Martha's Vineyard
457:. 6 November 2012
416:978-0-7385-2404-7
347:. March 28, 1935.
149:
148:
134:42.168°N 71.163°W
1133:
1010:NAAF New Bedford
960:Haverhill–Dutton
955:Hatfield–Pilgrim
758:Merrimack Valley
717:Westfield–Barnes
629:
617:Norwood Memorial
531:
522:
515:
508:
499:
492:
491:
489:
487:
473:
467:
466:
464:
462:
447:
441:
434:
428:
427:
425:
423:
400:
394:
393:
391:
389:
375:
364:
363:
360:The Boston Globe
355:
349:
348:
345:The Boston Globe
340:
334:
333:
331:
329:
314:
308:
307:
304:The Boston Globe
299:
293:
292:
283:
277:
276:
273:The Boston Globe
268:
262:
261:
260:. March 1, 1930.
258:The Boston Globe
253:
200:Great Depression
168:The Boston Globe
145:
144:
142:
141:
140:
135:
131:
128:
127:
126:
123:
51:
40:
19:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1096:
1095:
1094:
1089:
873:
830:
792:
763:Monponsett Pond
721:
627:
621:
595:
579:
533:
529:
526:
496:
495:
485:
483:
475:
474:
470:
460:
458:
449:
448:
444:
435:
431:
421:
419:
417:
402:
401:
397:
387:
385:
377:
376:
367:
357:
356:
352:
342:
341:
337:
327:
325:
316:
315:
311:
301:
300:
296:
285:
284:
280:
270:
269:
265:
255:
254:
250:
245:
212:Wiggins Airways
139:42.168; -71.163
138:
136:
132:
129:
124:
121:
119:
117:
116:
100:Elevation
68:
54:
43:
32:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1139:
1137:
1129:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1098:
1097:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1005:NAAF Nantucket
1002:
997:
992:
990:NTS Marblehead
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
881:
879:
875:
874:
872:
871:
866:
865:
864:
859:
854:
844:
838:
836:
832:
831:
829:
828:
825:
820:
817:
812:
809:
804:
800:
798:
794:
793:
791:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
729:
727:
723:
722:
720:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
633:
631:
623:
622:
620:
619:
614:
609:
603:
601:
597:
596:
594:
593:
587:
585:
581:
580:
578:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
541:
539:
535:
534:
527:
525:
524:
517:
510:
502:
494:
493:
468:
442:
429:
415:
395:
365:
350:
335:
309:
294:
278:
263:
247:
246:
244:
241:
223:Otto C. Koppen
173:Boston Airport
147:
146:
114:
108:
107:
104:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
56:
55:
53:
52:
41:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1138:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
895:Bowles Agawam
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
882:
880:
876:
870:
867:
863:
862:CGAS Cape Cod
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
849:
848:
845:
843:
840:
839:
837:
833:
826:
824:
821:
818:
816:
813:
810:
808:
805:
802:
801:
799:
795:
789:
788:Tanner–Hiller
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
730:
728:
724:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
672:Harriman–West
670:
668:
667:Turners Falls
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
634:
632:
630:
624:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
604:
602:
598:
592:
589:
588:
586:
582:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
555:Hanscom Field
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
542:
540:
536:
532:
523:
518:
516:
511:
509:
504:
503:
500:
482:
478:
472:
469:
456:
452:
446:
443:
439:
438:Aviation Week
433:
430:
418:
412:
408:
407:
399:
396:
384:
380:
374:
372:
370:
366:
361:
354:
351:
346:
339:
336:
323:
322:The Telegraph
319:
313:
310:
305:
298:
295:
290:
289:
282:
279:
274:
267:
264:
259:
252:
249:
242:
240:
237:
234:
232:
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
209:
208:Hanscom Field
205:
201:
196:
192:
190:
186:
185:Suffolk Downs
180:
178:
174:
170:
169:
164:
159:
157:
153:
143:
115:
113:
109:
105:
103:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
79:
76:
72:
66:
57:
50:
46:
42:
39:
35:
31:
30:
27:
20:
1065:NAS Squantum
970:NAAF Hyannis
935:Coonamessett
914:
890:NAAF Beverly
869:Westover ARB
811:Metropolitan
712:Taunton–King
565:Provincetown
545:Boston–Logan
484:. Retrieved
480:
471:
459:. Retrieved
445:
437:
432:
420:. Retrieved
405:
398:
386:. Retrieved
382:
359:
353:
344:
338:
326:. Retrieved
321:
312:
303:
297:
287:
281:
272:
266:
257:
251:
238:
235:
220:
204:World War II
197:
193:
181:
166:
160:
151:
150:
48:
37:
1060:Springfield
920:NAS Chatham
842:Barnes ANGB
807:Crow Island
797:Private use
773:Plum Island
697:Southbridge
677:Northampton
591:New Bedford
584:Non-primary
486:29 November
461:29 December
422:29 November
388:29 November
328:29 November
202:and during
189:East Boston
137: /
112:Coordinates
1100:Categories
1080:Trade Wind
1045:CGAS Salem
945:Fall River
823:Tuckernuck
803:Canapitsit
726:Public use
707:Minute Man
687:Pittsfield
243:References
125:71°09′47″W
122:42°10′05″N
1025:Pine Hill
1000:Moore AAF
975:Leicester
905:Braintree
852:Otis ANGB
657:Mansfield
642:Fitchburg
575:Worcester
221:In 1948,
95:1931–1956
1085:Westboro
985:Marlboro
910:Brockton
885:Acushnet
835:Military
815:Muskeget
783:Sterling
743:Falmouth
738:Cranland
733:Cape Cod
702:Westover
692:Plymouth
612:Lawrence
600:Reliever
481:Mass.gov
74:Location
64:Operator
1075:Tew-Mac
1040:Robbins
950:Grafton
930:Clifton
878:Defunct
778:Spencer
768:Myricks
647:Gardner
637:Chatham
628:General
607:Beverly
538:Primary
163:Norwood
59:Summary
1050:Saugus
1035:Revere
1020:Oxford
980:Lowell
900:Bolton
753:Katama
682:Orange
413:
92:In use
925:Clark
84:Built
827:Ware
819:Snow
488:2023
463:2013
424:2023
411:ISBN
390:2023
330:2023
102:AMSL
87:1931
49:none
45:ICAO
38:none
34:IATA
187:in
1102::
479:.
453:.
381:.
368:^
320:.
233:.
218:.
47::
36::
521:e
514:t
507:v
490:.
465:.
426:.
392:.
332:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.