1953

Airfields in 1953

100 EVENTS LISTED107 ON RECORDERA 04
19521954

Timeline

100 events · 12 months
During the year
OpenedZürich Airport opens.
ZRHZürich AirportCH
OpenedTurin Airport opens.
TRNTurin AirportIT
OpenedRamstein Air Base opens.
RMSRamstein Air BaseDE
OpenedNdjili International Airport opens.
FIHNdjili International AirportCD
OpenedKhabarovsk Novy Airport opens.
KHVKhabarovsk Novy AirportRU
OpenedChalons Vatry airport opens.
XCRChalons Vatry airportFR
OpenedZahedan International Airport opens.
ZAHZahedan International AirportIR
OpenedArusha Airport opens.
ARKArusha AirportTZ
OpenedCampo Grande Airport opens.
CGRCampo Grande AirportBR
OpenedMelbourne Avalon International Airport opens.
AVVMelbourne Avalon International AirportAU
OpenedKadapa Airport opens.
CDPKadapa AirportIN
OpenedZorg en Hoop Airport opens.
ORGZorg en Hoop AirportSR
OpenedSpangdahlem Air Base opens.
SPMSpangdahlem Air BaseDE
OpenedMoron Air Base opens.
OZPMoron Air BaseES
OpenedGeilenkirchen Air Base opens.
GKEGeilenkirchen Air BaseDE
OpenedNowshahr Airport opens.
NSHNowshahr AirportIR
OpenedButtonville Municipal Airport opens.
CA-1108Buttonville Municipal AirportCA
OpenedNieuw Nickerie - Major Henk Fernandes Airport opens.
ICKNieuw Nickerie - Major Henk Fernandes AirportSR
OpenedWeelde Air Base opens.
EBWEWeelde Air BaseBE
OpenedSavasleyka Air Base opens.
RU-6878Savasleyka Air BaseRU
OpenedTretyakovo Airport opens.
UUMTTretyakovo AirportRU
OpenedBrüggen Air Base opens.
DE-0898Brüggen Air BaseDE
OpenedKamenny Ruchey Naval Air Base opens.
UHKGKamenny Ruchey Naval Air BaseRU
OpenedGreater Southwest International Airport-Amon Carter Field opens.
US-12597Greater Southwest International Airport-Amon Carter FieldUS
OpenedChambley airfield opens.
LFJYChambley airfieldFR
OpenedGeneral Bartolome Salom International Airport opens.
PBLGeneral Bartolome Salom International AirportVE
OpenedKilpyavr Air Base opens.
RU-5276Kilpyavr Air BaseRU
OpenedMarville Montmédy Airfield opens.
FR-1276Marville Montmédy AirfieldFR
ClosedRAF Ansty closes.
GB-0095RAF AnstyGB
ClosedRAF Leiston closes.
GB-0676RAF LeistonGB
OpenedAltena-Hegenscheid Airfield opens.
EDKDAltena-Hegenscheid AirfieldDE
OpenedKrefeld-Egelsberg Airfield opens.
EDLKKrefeld-Egelsberg AirfieldDE
OpenedNeumünster Airport opens.
EUMNeumünster AirportDE
OpenedSpeck-Fehraltorf Airfield opens.
LSZKSpeck-Fehraltorf AirfieldCH
OpenedMochische Airfield opens.
RU-0110Mochische AirfieldRU
OpenedRethel-Perthes Airfield opens.
LFAPRethel-Perthes AirfieldFR
ClosedLangford Lodge Air Base closes.
GB-1228Langford Lodge Air BaseGB
OpenedCasey (Camp de Base) Airport opens.
CA-0084Casey (Camp de Base) AirportCA
OpenedOppingen-Au Gliderfield opens.
DE-0326Oppingen-Au GliderfieldDE
ClosedVail Field closes.
US-1931Vail FieldUS
ClosedBerlin-Staaken Airport closes.
DE-0449Berlin-Staaken AirportDE
ClosedRAF Goxhill closes.
GB-1192RAF GoxhillGB
January
OpenedHopedale Industrial Park Airport opens.
1B6Hopedale Industrial Park AirportUS
OpenedBondair Airport opens.
06ARBondair AirportUS
DisasterKazan mid-air collision.
KZNKazan International AirportRU
February
OpenedHatch Municipal Airport opens.
E05Hatch Municipal AirportUS
OpenedWestport Auxiliary Airport opens.
72KWestport Auxiliary AirportUS
March
OpenedRosamond Skypark Airport opens.
L00Rosamond Skypark AirportUS
OpenedSearchlight Airport opens.
1L3Searchlight AirportUS
OpenedWhitfords Airport opens.
B16Whitfords AirportUS
OpenedSomerset County Airport opens.
2G9Somerset County AirportUS
OpenedMontijo Air Base opens.
LPMTMontijo Air BasePT
OpenedSan Isidro Air Base opens.
MDSISan Isidro Air BaseDO
April
OpenedWaimea Kohala Airport opens.
MUEWaimea Kohala AirportUS
OpenedWestmoreland Airport opens.
49NYWestmoreland AirportUS
OpenedKomatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base opens.
KMQKomatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air BaseJP
May
OpenedFurnace Creek Airport opens.
DTHFurnace Creek AirportUS
OpenedWallace Municipal Airport opens.
64VWallace Municipal AirportUS
OpenedC A M P Airport opens.
8NE9C A M P AirportUS
OpenedSteen Airport opens.
TX20Steen AirportUS
DisasterBOAC Flight 783.
CCUNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose International AirportIN43 killed
June
OpenedNaknek Airport opens.
NNKNaknek AirportUS
DisasterTachikawa air disaster.
RJTCTachikawa AirfieldJP129 killed
OpenedOulu Airport opens.
OULOulu AirportFI
July
OpenedMorristown Regional Airport opens.
MORMorristown Regional AirportUS
OpenedStevens Village Airport opens.
SVSStevens Village AirportUS
OpenedKecks Airport opens.
N88Kecks AirportUS
OpenedPiney Pinecreek Border Airport opens.
48YPiney Pinecreek Border AirportUS
August
ClosedOld Waimea-Kamuela Airport / Bordelon Field closes.
US-1588Old Waimea-Kamuela Airport / Bordelon FieldUS
September
OpenedMagnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field opens.
AGOMagnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser FieldUS
OpenedTorgerson Airport opens.
06MTTorgerson AirportUS
OpenedStevens-Crosby Airport opens.
08UStevens-Crosby AirportUS
OpenedBowdle Municipal Airport opens.
8SDBowdle Municipal AirportUS
OpenedMinerva Airport opens.
OH15Minerva AirportUS
OpenedMcCrays Airport opens.
OK46McCrays AirportUS
OpenedSeve Ballesteros-Santander Airport opens.
SDRSeve Ballesteros-Santander AirportES
OpenedRota Naval Station Airport opens.
ROZRota Naval Station AirportES
October
OpenedLea County-Jal Airport opens.
E26Lea County-Jal AirportUS
OpenedStanton Airport opens.
I50Stanton AirportUS
OpenedFlat Top Airstrip opens.
10IDFlat Top AirstripUS
OpenedPenman Airport opens.
3MO4Penman AirportUS
OpenedHanes Airport opens.
3WA2Hanes AirportUS
OpenedSnyder Ranch Airport opens.
5NE4Snyder Ranch AirportUS
OpenedZangger Vintage Airpark opens.
2VAZangger Vintage AirparkUS
OpenedRexford Airport opens.
98KSRexford AirportUS
OpenedMackay Bar Airport opens.
ID28Mackay Bar AirportUS
OpenedMartin RLA Restricted Landing Area opens.
IL82Martin RLA Restricted Landing AreaUS
OpenedFaulkton Municipal Airport opens.
3FUFaulkton Municipal AirportUS
OpenedOakley Municipal Airport opens.
KOELOakley Municipal AirportUS
OpenedOwen Bros Airport opens.
MT01Owen Bros AirportUS
OpenedErwinna Private Airport opens.
PA77Erwinna Private AirportUS
OpenedHayes Emergency Airstrip opens.
SD21Hayes Emergency AirstripUS
DisasterAeroflot Flight 783.
UHMTMagadan-13 AirportRU
November
OpenedAbilene Regional Airport opens.
ABIAbilene Regional AirportUS
OpenedRainbow Ranch Airport opens.
ID87Rainbow Ranch AirportUS
DisasterAeroflot Flight 5 (1953).
RU-9995Magdagachi AirportRU5 killed
December
OpenedPrinceton Municipal Airport opens.
KPNMPrinceton Municipal AirportUS
OpenedStafford Airport opens.
GA20Stafford AirportUS
OpenedSky-Ranch Airport opens.
NY26Sky-Ranch AirportUS
OpenedWaskish Municipal Airport opens.
KVWUWaskish Municipal AirportUS

Not listed: 7 events at airfields without a Wikipedia article, mostly openings from the FAA register. The whole year as CSV

FROM WIKIDATA AND THE FAA AIRPORT REGISTER
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