| Mitchel Air Force Base |
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The remains of Mitchel AFB, 4 April 1994. The remains of a runway are quite visible in the center of the photograph.
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Airport Diagram (pre-runway 5/23 extension)
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Military/Defunct |
| Owner |
United States Air Force |
| Operator |
United States Air Force |
| Serves |
New York City |
| Location |
Garden City, New York |
| Elevation AMSL |
85 ft / 26 m |
| Coordinates |
40°43′32″N 73°35′42″W / 40.72556, -73.595 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 5/23 |
6,700 |
1,737 |
Concrete |
| 9/27 |
4,960 |
1,512 |
Concrete |
| 12/30 |
5,142 |
1,567 |
Concrete |
| 18/36 |
4,800 |
1,463 |
Concrete |
| Source: Airfields-Freeman.com [1] |
- For the airport in Wisconsin see Mitchell Field
Mitchel Air Force Base also known as Mitchel Field, originally called Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, was established in 1918 in the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, USA.
History
Mitchel Air Force Base was a United States Air Force Base, located on Long Island, New York.
Though closed as an Air Force base in 1961, it still has military housing, a commissary and exchange facilities; with families from military activities in the area.
The Garden City-Mitchel Field Secondary, a remnant of the Long Island Rail Road Central Branch from Garden City, ends in the northern part of Mitchel Field, providing sporadic freight service.
Present
Mitchel Field is now a complex located in East Garden City, New York and Uniondale, New York, and home to Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College and Hofstra University.
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