Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields:

New York State, Westchester County

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Barrett Field / Westchester Aviation Country Club Airport / Armonk Airport (revised 3/17/23) - Croton Airpark (revised 10/14/19)

La Roe Airport / Bedford Airport (added 11/7/15) - Peekskill Seaplane Base (revised 3/17/23)

Reynolds Field / Westchester Airport / Reynolds Central Airport / Reynolds Center Airport (revised 1/7/22) - Stewart Airways Airport / Somers Airport (revised 3/7/20)

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Peekskill Seaplane Base (7N2), Verplanck, NY

41.248, -73.96 (North of New York, NY)

Peekskill Seaplane Base, as depicted on the October 1941 NY Sectional Chart.



Peekskill Seaplane Base was evidently established at some point between 1940-41,

as it was not yet depicted on the March 1940 NY Sectional Chart.

The earliest depiction which has been located of Peekskill Seaplane Base was on the October 1941 NY Sectional Chart.



According to a patch.com article, “James Martin & his father bought the Verplanck property in the 1940s & began operating the Peekskill Seaplane Base in 1950.

He operated a small flight school & flew sightseeing tours down the Hudson to the Statue of Liberty & upriver to West Point.”



The earliest photo which has been located of Peekskill Seaplane Base was a 1953 aerial view.

It depicted at least 4 single-engine aircraft parked among some small buildings.



Peekskill Seaplane Base, as depicted on the 1961 NY Local Aeronautical Chart.



Peekskill Seaplane Base, as depicted on the 1962 USGS topo map.



The earliest photo which is available of Peekskill Seaplane Base was a 1977 photo of a large number of children & a single-engine Cessna floatplane (courtesy of Bill Grasha).



A 1977 photo of a single-engine Cessna floatplane at Peekskill Seaplane Base (courtesy of Bill Grasha).



A 1977 photo of a single-engine Cessna floatplane at Peekskill Seaplane Base (courtesy of Bill Grasha).



A 1977 photo of a single-engine Cessna floatplane & a Republic SeaBee amphibian at Peekskill Seaplane Base (courtesy of Bill Grasha).



Peekskill Seaplane Base, as depicted on the 1979 NY Terminal Aeronautical Chart.



According to a patch.com article, “Martin still flew once a week when he was well into his 70s.”



James Martin had been offered $5 million by a developer looking to build condominiums on the property.

But in 1991 Martin donated the seaplane base, adjacent Riveredge Trailer Park, and waterfront area to the Town of Cortlandt.

The 26 acres of land was given with an agreement that the trailer park would remain open until 10 years after his death, at which time the town will turn it into a park.



A 1994 USGS aerial photo showed at least 2 single-engine aircraft at Peekskill Seaplane Base.



According to Wikipedia, “Peekskill Seaplane Base covered an area of 6 acres & had a 15,000' seaplane landing area designated 16W/34W.

For the year ending 4/29/05, it had an average of 85 aircraft operations per month, of which 98% was general aviation & 2% was military.

At that time 9 aircraft were based there, including 8 single-engine & 1 multi-engine aircraft.



A 7/25/04 photo of a crane truck at Peekskill Seaplane Base (courtesy of Bill Grasha).



A 7/25/04 photo of the “Peekskill Seaplane Base” marking on the crane truck (courtesy of Bill Grasha).



A 7/25/04 photo of a forlorn Republic SeaBee amphibian at Peekskill Seaplane Base (courtesy of Bill Grasha), possibly the same one seen in the 1977 picture.

Also seen is an impressive Chevrolet Chevette.



The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Peekskill Seaplane Base was on the 2005 NY Terminal Aeronautical Chart.



According to Wikipedia, “Martin died on 7/3/06 at the age of 87.”



The last photo which has been located showing an aircraft at Peekskill Seaplane Base was a 3/31/07 aerial view, which showed 1 single-engine aircraft.



According to Wikipedia, “The seaplane base was removed from FAA records in 2007.”



A 7/4/07 aerial photo showed the last aircraft had been removed from Peekskill Seaplane Base.



A 2009 aerial photo showed the southwestern hangar had been removed from Peekskill Seaplane Base.



A 2017 photo by Bill Heltze (courtesy of Bill Grasha) showing a sign is all that remains of Peekskill Seaplane Base.



A circa 2017 photo looking north (courtesy of Bill Grasha) showing 2 former hangars at the site of Peekskill Seaplane Base,

with the rowing skulls of the Cortland Community Rowing Association stored in between.



A September 2019 photo looking south at 2 former hangars at the site of Peekskill Seaplane Base.



A 2020 aerial view shows only 1 former hangar remains at the site of Peekskill Seaplane Base.



As of 2023, street maps label the Peekskill Seaplane Base site as the Courtland Community Boat Launch.



Thanks to Bill Grasha for pointing out this airfield.

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Reynolds Field / Westchester Airport / Reynolds Central Airport / Reynolds Center Airport, Valhalla, NY

41.1, -73.766 (North of New York, NY)

Reynolds Field, as depicted on the April 1938 NY Sectional Chart.



Reynolds Field was not yet depicted on the June 1937 NY Sectional Chart.



In 1937 Frank Reynolds opened some of the flat fields on his dairy farm as an airfield for small private planes, named Reynolds Field.



The earliest depiction which has been located of Reynolds Field was on the April 1938 NY Sectional Chart,

which depicted Reynolds Field as an auxiliary airfield.



The earliest photo which has been located of Reynolds Field was a 12/19/40 aerial view

(courtesy of Patrick Raftery of the Westchester County Historical Society, via Ron Yaskovic).

It depicted Reynolds Field as an irregularly-shaped grass field, with an airport circle marking,

and 3 light single-engine planes visible parked near some small buildings on the south side.



A 4/3/47 aerial view of Reynolds Field (courtesy of Patrick Raftery of the Westchester County Historical Society, via Ron Yaskovic).



Reynolds Field was evidently renamed at some point, as the 1947 USGS topo map depicted this airport as “Westchester Airport”.



A circa 1940s photo of an Ercoupe & 2 other single-engine planes, possibly at Reynolds Field (courtesy of David Mieras).



A circa 1940s photo of a variety of light single-engine planes around a hangar, possibly at Reynolds Field (courtesy of David Mieras).



A circa 1940s photo of a variety of light single-engine planes, possibly at Reynolds Field (courtesy of David Mieras).



A circa 1940s photo of a crowd examining a light single-engine plane inside a hangar, possibly at Reynolds Field (courtesy of David Mieras).



An undated aerial view looking southeast at Reynolds Field (courtesy of Patrick Raftery of the Westchester County Historical Society, via Ron Yaskovic).



An undated photo of a taildragger (model unidentified) at Reynolds Field (courtesy of Patrick Raftery of the Westchester County Historical Society, via Ron Yaskovic).



According to Ron Yasckovic, “Reynolds Central Westchester Airport is where my uncle Everts Air took his first flying lessons.”



The 1953 NY Terminal Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Tim Zukas) depicted “Reynolds Central” Airport as having a 2,600' unpaved runway.



The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Reynolds Central Airport was on the July 1954 NY Sectional Chart.

It depicted Reynolds Central Airport as having a 2,600' unpaved runway.



Reynolds Field evidently closed at some point between 1954-55,

as it was no longer depicted on the January 1955 NY Sectional Chart.



According to Ron Yaskovic, “The 'new' Westchester County Airport forced it to close - the field was in line with one of its runways.”



The 1961 USGS topo map labeled the airport with yet another variation of its name: “Reynolds Center” Airport.



A 2014 aerial view looking northwest shows that the majority of the Reynolds Field site remains unredeveloped,

and the southern & eastern property outlines are still recognizable.



The site of Reynolds Field is located northwest of the intersection of East Stevens Road & Westlake Drive.



Thanks to Ron Yaskovic for pointing out this airfield.

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La Roe Airport / Bedford Airport, Bedford, NY

41.2, -73.65 (North of New York, NY)

“La Roe Airport”, as depicted on a circa 1930 Westchester County map (courtesy of Thomas Genett).



This small small general aviation airport was evidently established at some point between 1925-29,

as it was not yet listed among active airfields in the 1925 Commerce Department Aeronautical Bulletins (courtesy of Jonathan Westerling).



La Roe Airport was started was Dr. K. La Roe & later operated by Webster Schmaling, according to a 1935 NY Times Article.



The earliest dated reference which has been located of La Roe Airport was that German parachutist Paul Wintermeyer was killed there in 1929 when his parachute failed to open,

according to “Westchester: A Portrait of a County” by Alex Shoumatoff.



The earliest depiction which has been located of La Roe Airport was a circa 1930 Westchester County map (courtesy of Thomas Genett),

which depicted “La Roe Airport”, owned by Le Roe Airways Inc, and comprising 124 acres.

The airport was depicted as being irregularly-shaped, with a complex of many small buildings on the northeast corner.



A circa 1930 Westchester County map (courtesy of Thomas Genett) depicted “Le Roe Airport” (a misspelling),

owned by Le Roe Airways Inc, and comprising 124 acres.



Thomas Genett reported, “I [have] a receipt for my father's first airplane ride.

It was from a company called Mars Flying Service, Bedford Village, NY. In my father's handwriting it noted his first airplane ride 1930 Bedford Airport.”



A circa 1930s photo of an unidentified group of pilots in front of a biplane at La Roe Airport (courtesy of Ian Baren).



A circa 1930s photo of pilot James McClean sitting on a plane at La Roe Airport (courtesy of Ian Baren).



Amid neighbor noise complaints & the Depression-era economy, La Roe Airport closed in the 1930s, according to a written history by Robert Kelly.



La Roe Airport was no longer depicted on the August 1932 NY Sectional Chart.



The 1955 USGS topo map depicted the site of La Roe Airport as “Memorial Field”.



A 2014 aerial view showed no trace remaining of La Roe Airport.



As of 2015, street maps labeled the site of La Roe Airport as Bedford Village Memorial Park.



The site of La Roe Airport is located at the southern terminus of Jefferson Lane.



Thanks to Thomas Genett for pointing out this airfield.

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Stewart Airways Airport / Somers Airport, Somers, NY

41.32, -73.68 (North of New York, NY)

Stewart Airways Airport, as depicted on a 10/20/41 USGS aerial photo.



Stewart Airways Airport was evidently established at some point in 1941,

as it was not yet depicted on the October 1941 NY Sectional Chart.



The earliest depiction which has been located of Stewart Airways Airport was a 10/20/41 USGS aerial photo,

which depicted it as having 2 unpaved runways, with a few small buildings & 2 light single-engine aircraft on the west side.



The earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Stewart Airways Airport was on the March 1942 NY Sectional Chart.



It was still depicted as Stewart Airways Airport on the November 1942 NY Sectional Chart.



Stewart Airways Airport was evidently renamed Somers Airport at some point between 1942-43,

as that is how it was depicted on the May 1943 NY Sectional Chart.



Somers Airport may have gone through a period of closure during WW2,

like many other small general aviation airports near the coasts during the war,

as it was no longer depicted on the May 1944 NY Sectional Chart, on the 1944 USGS topo map,

or listed in the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock).



Somers Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1944-45,

as the January 1945 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante) depicted Somers Airport as an auxiliary airfield.



The earliest topo map depiction which has been located of Somers Airport was on the 1946 USGS topo map.



Victor Sedrick recalled of Somers Airport, “My father Arthur Sedrick gave me my first airplane ride there when I was about 1 or 2 years old in 1946 or 1947.

He managed this airport for a time in the late 1940s.

There were no lights or radio at the field in the beginning necessitating autos lined up along the runway for late arriving aviators.

Dad flew J-3's, Aeronca's and Tri-Pacer's mostly.”



Robert Booth recalled, “In the Summer of 1949 I took some flying lessons, my first, at an airport in Somers, NY.

At about the same time there was also a 9-hole golf course on the site, just south of the famous 'Elephant Hotel' on Route 22.

This was a very makeshift operation, with just one J-3 Cub & the operator of the airport.

It might not have been an actual airport, just a pasture with an airplane.

I was a teenager without money & he had a program of numerous short flights for people in my situation.

I didn’t get any ground school & there was no curriculum. In a few weeks I made 7 dual flights of 10-25 minutes; I had 2:00 total.

I don’t remember the instructor’s name; he didn’t sign my logbook. It was not a very sophisticated operation!”



Joe Rao recalled, “I got my most memorable first ride in an airplane at Somers... two half-hour dual hops.

Somers was just a sod field at the top of rolling flat-topped hill about 100' above Route 100.

It was open from about 1941 to about 1947.

They had a surplus North American BT-9 parked there in the weeds... bad shape... dead battery...

don't know how it managed to land there at that small field.

Charlie Broncek, my instructor, and I managed to hand prop start the thing... it ran very rough... I believe it was broken down & scrapped.”



The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Somers Airport was on the January 1951 NY Sectional Chart.

It depicted Somers as having a 2,200' unpaved runway.



Somers Airport was evidently closed (for reasons unknown) at some point between 1951-52,

as it was no longer depicted on the January 1952 NY Sectional Chart.



The last depiction which has been located of the Somers Airport was on the 1956 USGS topo map.



The earliest photo which has been located of the Somers Airport was a 1958 aerial view.

It depicted an open irregularly-shaped grass field with a few small buildings on the west side.

There were no aircraft visible on the field, or any other indication of recent aviation usage.



Somers Airport was no longer depicted on the 1960 USGS topo map.



A 1974 aerial photo depicted the site of Somers Airport in much the same manner as the 1958 photo.



The IBM Somers Office Complex was constructed between 1984-89 on the site of the Somers Airport,

a $55 million complex which enabled the centralization of 3,000 employees located in other facilities in the surrounding area.

Ironically, this resulted in the resumption of an aviation facility on the property,

as IBM maintains the private Somers Heliport (NY44).



A 1993 USGS aerial photo depicted the IBM office complex, without any trace remaining of the former airport.



A 6/18/10 aerial photo depicted the IBM office complex, without any trace remaining of the former airport.



The site of Somers Airport is located northeast of the intersection of Route 100 & Goldens Bridge Road.

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Croton Airpark, Croton, NY

41.235, -73.85 (North of New York, NY)

Croton Airpark, as depicted on the January 1947 NY Sectional Chart.



This general aviation airport was evidently established at some point between 1946-47,

as it was not yet depicted on the August 1946 NY Terminal Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Tim Zukas).

The earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Croton Airpark was on the January 1947 NY Sectional Chart.

It depicted Croton as having an auxiliary airfield.



The 1953 NY Terminal Aeronautical Chart depicted Croton as having a 1,400' paved northeast/southwest runway.



The earliest photo which has been located of Croton Airpark was a 4/15/53 USGS aerial photo.

It depicted the field as having a very short unpaved northeast/southwest runway,

with 6 single-engine aircraft parked near some small buildings on the northwest side.



The 1955 USGS topo map depicted Croton as a single unpaved northeast/southwest runway, labeled simply as “Landing Field”.



A 3/3/64 USGS aerial photo depicted 8 single-engine aircraft at Croton Airpark.



The 1967 NY Sectional Chart depicted Croton as a private airfield having a 1,400' unpaved runway.



A September 1968 photo of John Steiner “flying” a J3 Cub at Croton Airpark.



John Steiner recalled, “In the late 1960s my father used to fly a Piper Cub from a small field near the reservoir in Croton.

I have fond memories of him taking me flying.

I remember being there once when I was very small & it must have still been open (late 1960s) and there had been a crash.

I believe a man was killed when he overshot the runway.”



Croton Airpark was no longer depicted on the April 1970 NY Sectional Chart.

But the airport evidently continued in operation,

so its lack of depiction on the Sectional may have simply been due to Croton Airpark's relatively minor stature.



According to Ian Baren, “My best friend John was at the airstrip for a small airshow circa 1970-73.”



The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the Croton Airpark was on the 1972 NY Terminal Aeronautical Chart.

It depicted Croton as a private airfield having a 1,400' paved northeast/southwest runway.



Berl Brechner reported, “Croton Airfield... was an active airport until mid-1970s or so.

A lot of NY-area folks flew from there.”



According to John Steiner, “I think it closed in the 1970s.”



A circa 1973-74 photo looking west at John Steiner riding a 1970 Benelli Buzzer minibike on the Croton Airpark runway,

with several nearly fallen-down hangars in the background.

John recalled, “It had a single paved runway. There used to be folks who flew model airplanes on the weekends.

My brother & I used to go there and ride mini-bikes.”



A 1974 aerial photo showed Croton Airpark having a single paved northeast/southwest runway,

with a few small buildings on the north side.

But there were no aircraft visible or any other signs of recent usage.



Croton Airpark was no longer depicted on the 1975 NY Terminal Aeronautical Chart.



Berl Brechner reported, “I went to the runway, asphalt beginning to crack, in the late 1970s,

and on that occasion a lone flier of a powered ultra-light was using the now-closed runway.”



The last depiction of Croton Airpark which has been located was on the 1979 USGS topo map

(although that does not prove it was still open at that point).

It depicted the field as having a single unpaved northeast/southwest runway.



The 1993 USGS aerial picture showed no remaining trace of the former Croton Airpark,

with the runway having been replaced with a residential street, Longview Road.



A 2014 aerial photo showed no remaining trace of the former Croton Airpark.



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Barrett Field / Westchester Aviation Country Club Airport / Armonk Airport, Armonk, NY

41.12, -73.71 (North of New York, NY)

An 8/12/28 photo of Charles Lindbergh landing at Armonk Airport in NX4215.



This airport was adjacent to the southeast side of the town of Armonk.

The date of construction of the Armonk Airport has not been determined.



According to the book New Castle, in 1907 the heirs of James Hopkins sold the future airport property, 72 acres, to Frederick Schmaling.

It was eventually owned by Daniel Barrett.



According to the Bronxville Review, Charles Lindbergh landed at Barret Field / Armonk Airport in NX4215 on 8/12/28.

He greeted hundreds of well-wishers there who found out about his arrival.

Lindbergh the night as the guest of his friend R.M. Lewis & departed the next day.



Armonk Airport was also reported to have been visited by Amelia Earhart.



An August 1928 photo of Charles Lindbergh's plane & 8 biplanes in front of the Barrett Field hangar (courtesy of the North Castle Historical Society, via Kenneth Hudson).



The location & layout of Barrett Field, as depicted on a 1929 NY Legislative Report (courtesy of Tom Heitzman).

It described the Armonk “Barrett Field” as being a 68 acre irregularly-shaped sod field having 2 runways,

the longest measuring 2,500' north/south.

The field was said to be leased from D.J. Barrett, and operated by Barrett Airways Inc.



The 1929 Rand-McNally "Standard Map of NY with Air Trails" (courtesy of Chris Kennedy)

described Barrett Field as being operated by Barrett Airways, Inc., and being 2,500' x 1,900' in size.



Within the next year, the airport had apparently been renamed "Westchester" Airport,

as that is how it was labeled on the 1930 Rand-McNally "Standard Map of NJ with Air Trails" (courtesy of Chris Kennedy).



The earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Westchester

was on the November 1931 NYC-Albany Air Navigation Map.



A postmark commemorating the 9/10/32 “Opening of Westchester Aviation Country Club Airport, Armonk”.



A 5/20/34 photo (courtesy of Dave Finamore) of Al Williams in a Curtis Hawk at Armonk Airport.



A 5/20/34 photo (courtesy of Dave Finamore) of Jacob Ruppert's Sikorsky S-39 amphibian at Armonk Airport.



A 1934-36 photo (courtesy of Dave Finamore) of a Gee Bee Sportster at Armonk Airport.



A 1934-36 photo (courtesy of Dave Finamore) of a visit by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker to the Armonk Airport, with an unidentified low-wing monoplane.






A 1934-36 photo (courtesy of Dave Finamore) of an unidentified single-engine amphibian at Armonk Airport.



"Westchester" was depicted as a municipal or commercial airport on the on the April 1938 NY Sectional Chart.



The earliest photo which has been located of Armonk "Westchester" Airport

was an undated aerial view from the Airport Directory Company's 1937 Airports Directory (courtesy of Bob Rambo).

It described the field as having 2 sod runways in an "L" shape, with the longest being the 1,800' north/south strip.



A circa 1930s (before Route 684) aerial view looking east at Armonk Airport (courtesy of Ron Marinaro)

showed the field to consist of an irregularly-shaped grass airfield, with an asphalt T-shaped taxiway at the north end,

along with a hangar, one smaller building, and at least 3 light aircraft



A 1938 photo of a Goodyear blimp at Barrett Field (courtesy of the North Castle Historical Society, via Kenneth Hudson).

According to Kenneth, “The Goodyear Blimp came 1938 & used Armonk as a Base.”



According to the book New Castle, Arents Air Service began operating at Amonk Airport in November 1938.



Circa late 1930s tickets for $3 airplane rides by Arents Air Service Inc. of Westchester Airport.



According to the book New Castle, Arents Air Service operated at Amonk Airport until late 1941,

but the airport was then closed for much of WW2.



The 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Mercer)

described Armonk "Westchester" Airport as having an 1,800' unpaved runway.



The 1944 directory also showed that the new "Westchester County" Airport had been constructed to the south.

This much larger airport, with its paved runways, would eventually replace the original Westchester Airport in Armonk.



An 8/7/42 aerial view looking north from the 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock)

depicted “Westchester Airport, Armonk” as an irregularly-shaped grass area with a hangar on the north side.



The 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described “Westchester Airport, Armonk”

as a 66 acre irregularly-shaped property having 2 sod runways, measuring 1,800' north/south & 1,600' east/west.

The field was said to have 3 hangars, the largest being a 100' x 80' stone & concrete building.

Westchester Airport was described as being owned & operated by private interests.



The "Westchester" Airport was depicted (confusingly) just north of the "Westchester County (Auxiliary)" Airport

on the 1945 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Norman Freed).



Joe Rao recalled “I soloed at Armonk on 8/3/45.

The operators were Dave Finger & Bernie Chodos, all during the WWII years & I believe to about 1953.

$10/hr dual instruction, $8/hr solo in J-3 Cub.

I worked weekends at the outside frozen custard stand that also served hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks...got $5 a day.

Hundreds of people would come out to take rides & watch the planes take off & land.

I rode my bicycle to the airport until I got my driver's license & a car.”



Leo Diamond recalled, "We would fly to Westchester Airport (that we didn't know as Armonk)

mostly because of a gorgeous counter waitress for a good cup of coffee."



A circa 1940s aerial view looking south at Armonk Westchester Airport (courtesy of Ron Marinaro)

showed 8 single-engine aircraft & 2 hangars, one of which had Westchester Airport” painted on its roof.



A circa 1940s photo of a Stearman in front of the Armonk Westchester Airport hangar (courtesy of Ed Das).



A circa 1940s aerial view looking northwest at the Armonk Westchester Airport (courtesy of Ed Das).



A 4/12/49 USGS aerial view depicted the Armonk Westchester Airport perhaps at the peak of its popularity, with over 2-dozen light aircraft on the field.



Bill Reidy recalled of Armonk Airport, "I had my first flight there (1950?) and it started me on a 40+ year aviation career."



"Westchester Airport", as depicted on the 1951 USGS topo map.



The last photo which is available of Armonk Airport was a circa 1950s aerial view looking northeast,

showing several light aircraft parked near the hangars on the airport's north side.



A 1953 aerial view depicted 18 light aircraft parked on the northwest & northeast sides of the grass airfield.



According to the book New Castle, in 1955 the Amonk Airport property was purchased by Edward Lashins.

Some of the airport managers & lessees included George Arents, Spencer Leech, Edwin Jones, A.W. Stewart, David Fingar, and Howard “Pappy” Matteson.



Ron Marinaro recalled, “I grew up in Armonk & took my first airplane ride from the Armonk Airport in the late 1950s.”



The 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy)

depicted the Westchester Airport as having 2 unpaved runways: 2,200' Runway 18/36 & 1,600' Runway 9/27.

Several buildings (hangars?) were depicted along the northwest & northeast sides of the field.



The last photo which has been located of Armonk Airport was a 1960 aerial view.

It depicted the field as having 2 perpendicular grass runways,

with 2 hangars & a dozen light single-engine aircraft on the northeast corner of the field.



The 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Armonk "Westchester" Airport

as having 2 turf runways: 2,200' Runway 18/36 & 1,600' Runway 9/27.

The operator was listed as Pappy's Flying Service.



Joe Carey recalled, “As a kid in the early 1960s, my parents used to take us over to Armonk Airfield to watch the planes land & take off.

In 1964 IBM moved their world headquarters from New York City to Armonk

in an orchard immediately adjacent to the airfield”, just southeast of the airfield.



By the time of the 1964 NY Sectional Chart, the field was labeled as "Armonk" Airport,

and described as having a 2,200' unpaved runway.



The 1965 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of John Voss) depicted Armonk Airport as having a 2,200' unpaved runway.



According to Joe Carey, “With the much larger Westchester County Airport just 3 miles away

and the price of real estate skyrocketing the owner decided to sell out to Ramada for a hotel.”



Armonk Airport was closed at some point between 1965-66,

as it was not depicted at all on the March 1966 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).



According to Joe Carey, “I-684 did not reach Armonk until 1970.

It was rumored that I-684 was located where it was because IBM used its influence on the NY State DOT.”



A 1974 aerial photo showed an office building covering the middle of the former Armonk Airport site,

but the remains of the southern end of the runway could still be seen.

The hangars had been removed.



As seen in the 1993 USGS aerial view, not a trace appears to remain of Armonk Airport.



According to Norman Freed, "It is now an office park & a Ramada Inn."



The site of Armonk Airport is located southwest of the intersection of Route 684 & Route 22.

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