Mitchel Air Force Base
Mitchel Air Force Base, also known as Mitchel Field, was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, United States. Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, the facility was renamed later that year as Mitchel Field in honor of former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, who was killed while training for the Air Service in Louisiana.
| Mitchel Air Force Base | |
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| Part of Air Defense Command | |
| Located near: Uniondale, New York | |
Looking west in 1968, the airfield is mainly intact. | |
2006 USGS photo. The remains of runway 05/23 are visible in the center. | |
Mitchel AFB | |
| Coordinates | 40°43′32″N 73°35′42″W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| In use | 1917–1961 |
| Garrison information | |
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Mitchel Air Base and Flight Line | |
| Location | Roughly Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Ellington Ave., East & West Rds., Garden City, New York |
| Area | 108 acres (44 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 100002385 |
| Added to NRHP | May 4, 2018 |
Mitchel Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 25, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 85 ft / 26 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Airfields-Freeman.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Decommissioned in 1961, Mitchel Field became a multi-use complex that is home to the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College, Hofstra University, and Lockheed. In 2018 the surviving buildings and facilities were recognized as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.