White Mountain Airport (New Hampshire)
Encyclopedia
White Mountain Airport was a public airport
located in North Conway
, in Carroll County
, New Hampshire
, USA
. This general aviation
airport had one runway
.
The airport closed in the late 1980s. The property has since become the site of Settlers' Green Outlet Village
and hotel, as well as the proposed site for the middle segment of the Conway Bypass
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in North Conway
North Conway, New Hampshire
North Conway is a census-designated place in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the largest village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White...
, in Carroll County
Carroll County, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. This general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airport had one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
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The airport closed in the late 1980s. The property has since become the site of Settlers' Green Outlet Village
Settlers' Green Outlet Village
Settlers' Green Outlet Village, founded in 1988, is an outlet shopping center in North Conway, New Hampshire, which was built in the location of the former White Mountain Airport . It offers a large selection of tax-free outlets.-History:...
and hotel, as well as the proposed site for the middle segment of the Conway Bypass
Conway Bypass (New Hampshire)
The Conway Bypass is a proposed rerouting of New Hampshire Route 16 around the villages of Conway and North Conway. Though it has been in a proposal stage for decades, the project is still slowly moving forward...
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External links
- White Mountain Airport - Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields - photos, maps, and history