US-0007 Roosevelt Field VFR

  • Name
    Roosevelt Field
  • ICAO
    US-0007
  • Type
  • Region
  • Timezone
    10:57 am (EST)
  • Municipality
    Garden City
  • Coordinates
    40° 44′ 17″ N 73° 36′ 45″ E
  • Elevation
    132 ft (40 m MSL)

About Roosevelt Field

Roosevelt Field is a former airport, located in Westbury, Long Island, New York. Originally called the Hempstead Plains Aerodrome, or sometimes Hempstead Plains field or the Garden City Aerodrome, it was a training field (Hazelhurst Field) for the Air Service, United States Army during World War I.

In 1919, it was renamed in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt's son, Quentin, who was killed in air combat during World War I.

Roosevelt Field was the takeoff point for many historic flights in the early history of aviation, including Charles Lindbergh's 1927 solo transatlantic flight. It was also used by other pioneering aviators, including Amelia Earhart and Wiley Post.

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