Providence Airport

Providence Airport
Providence Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Operator	Private
Location	Seekonk, Massachusetts
Built	Unknown
In use	1929-Before 1954
Occupants	Private
Elevation AMSL	28 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	41°46′51.45″N 71°18′14.87″W / 41.7809583°N 71.3041306°W

Providence Airport was an airfield operational in the mid-20th century in Seekonk, Massachusetts.^[1]

History

On July 21, 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh visited Quonset, Rhode Island as the first stop on his national tour after his famous transatlantic flight.^[2] Lindbergh, a hugely popular figure, stressed the importance of building an airport to serve the Providence area.^[2]

In 1928, the Providence Airport Corporation was formed to build the city's first airport.^[2] World War I flying hero Clifton Badlam Thompson was chosen as the chief pilot, but Thompson died in an air crash before the airport was complete.^[2]

The field, located in Seekonk at Route 6 and what is now Industrial Way, featured two crossed, unpaved runways.^[2] Later, a single hangar was built, with the name “Providence Airport” painted on the roof.^[2]

Providence Airport was closed sometime between 1951 and 1954.^[1] At some point between 1963 and 1995 the land was built over as an industrial park, and no trace of the airport remained.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Massachusetts". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lennon, Frank (11 November 2017). "Twist of fate, part 1: R.I. aviation pioneer's love of flying turned his family's world upside down". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

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[Freeman-1] "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Massachusetts". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[Lennon-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lennon, Frank (11 November 2017). "Twist of fate, part 1: R.I. aviation pioneer's love of flying turned his family's world upside down". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

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Providence Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Operator	Private
Location	Seekonk, Massachusetts
Built	Unknown
In use	1929-Before 1954
Occupants	Private
Elevation AMSL	28 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	41°46′51.45″N 71°18′14.87″W / 41.7809583°N 71.3041306°W / 41.7809583; -71.3041306