1959

Airfields in 1959

133 EVENTS LISTED148 ON RECORDERA 04
19581960

Timeline

133 events · 12 months
During the year
OpenedBoryspil International Airport opens.
KBPBoryspil International AirportUA
OpenedStockholm-Arlanda Airport opens.
ARNStockholm-Arlanda AirportSE
OpenedMohammed V International Airport opens.
CMNMohammed V International AirportMA
OpenedEl Dorado International Airport opens.
BOGEl Dorado International AirportCO
OpenedHostomel Airport opens.
UKKMHostomel AirportUA
RenamedRenamed Palm Beach International Airport.
DJTPresident Donald J. Trump International AirportUS
OpenedLas Américas International Airport opens.
SDQLas Américas International AirportDO
OpenedPakse International Airport opens.
PKZPakse International AirportLA
OpenedVal de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport opens.
BELVal de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International AirportBR
OpenedKalamata Airport opens.
KLXKalamata AirportGR
OpenedErnesto Cortissoz International Airport opens.
BAQErnesto Cortissoz International AirportCO
OpenedEppley Airfield opens.
OMAEppley AirfieldUS
OpenedLimnos Airport opens.
LXSLimnos AirportGR
OpenedSigonella Navy Air Base opens.
LICZSigonella Navy Air BaseIT
MilestoneUnited States Air Force becomes the operator.
LKZRAF LakenheathGB
OpenedTorsby Airport opens.
TYFTorsby AirportSE
OpenedAyers Rock Connellan Airport opens.
AYQAyers Rock Connellan AirportAU
OpenedSunshine Coast Airport opens.
MCYSunshine Coast AirportAU
OpenedAosta Corrado Gex Airport opens.
AOTAosta Corrado Gex AirportIT
OpenedGulu Airport opens.
ULUGulu AirportUG
OpenedArua Airport opens.
RUAArua AirportUG
OpenedEmden Airport opens.
EMEEmden AirportDE
OpenedKasese Airport opens.
KSEKasese AirportUG
OpenedLučko Airfield opens.
LDZLLučko AirfieldHR
OpenedSchaumburg Regional Airport opens.
06CSchaumburg Regional AirportUS
OpenedOrmond Beach Municipal Airport opens.
KOMNOrmond Beach Municipal AirportUS
OpenedKololo Airstrip opens.
UG-0017Kololo AirstripUG
ClosedKenley Glider Field closes.
GB-0384Kenley Glider FieldGB
MilestoneUnited States Air Force becomes the operator.
GB-1249RAF SculthorpeGB
OpenedDonaueschingen-Villingen Airfield opens.
EDTDDonaueschingen-Villingen AirfieldDE
OpenedPiotrków Trybunalski-Bujny Airfield opens.
EPPTPiotrków Trybunalski-Bujny AirfieldPL
ClosedRAF St Eval closes.
GB-0641RAF St EvalGB
ClosedCabo Ruivo Seaplane Base closes.
PT-0155Cabo Ruivo Seaplane BasePT
OpenedBetzdorf-Kirchen Airfield opens.
EDKIBetzdorf-Kirchen AirfieldDE
OpenedUrasa Air Base opens.
SE-0095Urasa Air BaseSE
OpenedSiljansnäs Air Park opens.
ESVSSiljansnäs Air ParkSE
OpenedBitterwasser Lodge & Flying Club Airfield opens.
FYBJBitterwasser Lodge & Flying Club AirfieldNA
ClosedRAF Beaulieu closes.
GB-0114RAF BeaulieuGB
ClosedTibenham Airfield closes.
GB-0420Tibenham AirfieldGB
ClosedFormer Santa Maria Municipal Airport / Hancock Field closes.
US-5525Former Santa Maria Municipal Airport / Hancock FieldUS
ClosedRAF Detling closes.
GB-1124RAF DetlingGB
January
OpenedGrants Pass Airport opens.
GTPGrants Pass AirportUS
OpenedCape Romanzof LRRS Airport opens.
CZFCape Romanzof LRRS AirportUS
OpenedIsbell Field opens.
4A9Isbell FieldUS
OpenedBurnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field opens.
KBMQBurnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock FieldUS
OpenedPosey Field opens.
1M4Posey FieldUS
OpenedRunning M Ranch Airport opens.
09TERunning M Ranch AirportUS
OpenedRoss International Airport opens.
7S8Ross International AirportUS
DisasterAeroflot Flight 205.
VOGVolgograd International AirportRU25 killed
OpenedPhnom Penh International Airport opens.
PNHPhnom Penh International AirportKH
February
OpenedTwentynine Palms Airport opens.
TNPTwentynine Palms AirportUS
OpenedHydaburg Seaplane Base opens.
HYGHydaburg Seaplane BaseUS
OpenedChenoweth Airpark opens.
6OR2Chenoweth AirparkUS
OpenedHaiku Airstrip opens.
HI33Haiku AirstripUS
DisasterAmerican Airlines Flight 320.
LGALaGuardia AirportUS65 killed
OpenedBoden Army Air Base opens.
SE-0102Boden Army Air BaseSE
March
OpenedState College Regional Airport opens.
SCEState College Regional AirportUS
OpenedLakeview Airport opens.
30FLakeview AirportUS
OpenedWhitehorse Ranch Airport opens.
OR09Whitehorse Ranch AirportUS
OpenedFort Madison Municipal Airport opens.
FMSFort Madison Municipal AirportUS
OpenedMcLeansboro Airport opens.
3LL8McLeansboro AirportUS
OpenedStuart Island Airpark opens.
SSWStuart Island AirparkUS
April
OpenedClovis Municipal Airport opens.
CVNClovis Municipal AirportUS
OpenedHartsville Regional Airport opens.
HVSHartsville Regional AirportUS
OpenedExcursion Inlet Seaplane Base opens.
EXIExcursion Inlet Seaplane BaseUS
OpenedFunter Bay Seaplane Base opens.
FNRFunter Bay Seaplane BaseUS
OpenedSebastian Municipal Airport opens.
X26Sebastian Municipal AirportUS
OpenedVan Dyke Strip opens.
25CLVan Dyke StripUS
May
OpenedMcClellan-Palomar Airport opens.
CLDMcClellan-Palomar AirportUS
OpenedKenosha Regional Airport opens.
ENWKenosha Regional AirportUS
OpenedSilver Lake F S Strip opens.
45SSilver Lake F S StripUS
OpenedIron County Airport opens.
50DIron County AirportUS
OpenedGrefrath-Niershorst Airfield opens.
EDLFGrefrath-Niershorst AirfieldDE
June
OpenedPort Graham Airport opens.
PGMPort Graham AirportUS
OpenedBelleville Airport opens.
43GBelleville AirportUS
OpenedKulik Lake Airport opens.
LKKKulik Lake AirportUS
OpenedGrand Lake Regional Airport opens.
NRIGrand Lake Regional AirportUS
OpenedChester Airport opens.
KSNCChester AirportUS
OpenedShirley Williams Airport opens.
44TEShirley Williams AirportUS
OpenedLive Oak Landing Strip opens.
LA60Live Oak Landing StripUS
OpenedLower Creek Airport opens.
NC27Lower Creek AirportUS
OpenedKingsland Estates Airport opens.
TS18Kingsland Estates AirportUS
OpenedMalan Air Base opens.
CN-0133Malan Air BaseCN
DisasterTWA Flight 891.
MXPMilan Malpensa International AirportIT68 killed
Disaster1959 Okinawa F-100 crash.
DNAKadena Air BaseJP18 killed
July
OpenedMobridge Municipal Airport opens.
MBGMobridge Municipal AirportUS
OpenedBaldwin County Regional Airport opens.
MLJBaldwin County Regional AirportUS
OpenedEureka Municipal Airport opens.
13KEureka Municipal AirportUS
August
OpenedAbbeville Municipal Airport opens.
0J0Abbeville Municipal AirportUS
OpenedNoatak Airport opens.
WTKNoatak AirportUS
OpenedVenetie Airport opens.
VEEVenetie AirportUS
OpenedFalmouth Airpark opens.
5B6Falmouth AirparkUS
OpenedLiberty Municipal Airport opens.
T78Liberty Municipal AirportUS
OpenedLanett Municipal Airport opens.
7A3Lanett Municipal AirportUS
OpenedWomack Ranch Airport opens.
XS15Womack Ranch AirportUS
OpenedBedford Municipal Airport opens.
Y46Bedford Municipal AirportUS
OpenedEngstrom Field opens.
Z47Engstrom FieldUS
OpenedHopewell Airpark opens.
90NYHopewell AirparkUS
DisasterAmerican Airlines Flight 514.
CTOCalverton Executive AirparkUS
September
OpenedWestfield Airport opens.
I72Westfield AirportUS
OpenedA Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport opens.
H88A Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional AirportUS
OpenedKosciusko Attala County Airport opens.
OSXKosciusko Attala County AirportUS
OpenedAlvin Airpark opens.
6R5Alvin AirparkUS
DisasterTAI Flight 307.
BODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFR54 killed
October
OpenedHuangshan Tunxi International Airport opens.
TXNHuangshan Tunxi International AirportCN
OpenedAlamogordo White Sands Regional Airport opens.
ALMAlamogordo White Sands Regional AirportUS
OpenedTuluksak Airport opens.
TLTTuluksak AirportUS
OpenedAnderson Municipal Darlington Field opens.
AIDAnderson Municipal Darlington FieldUS
OpenedKalskag Airport opens.
KLGKalskag AirportUS
OpenedBottineau Municipal Airport opens.
D09Bottineau Municipal AirportUS
OpenedSchuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport opens.
KZERSchuylkill County Joe Zerbey AirportUS
OpenedOskaloosa Municipal Airport opens.
OOAOskaloosa Municipal AirportUS
OpenedFlying Oaks Airport opens.
2TE2Flying Oaks AirportUS
OpenedMonte Real Air Base opens.
LPMRMonte Real Air BasePT
DisasterAeroflot Flight 200.
VKOVnukovo International AirportRU28 killed
OpenedWellington International Airport opens.
WLGWellington International AirportNZ
November
OpenedAlexander Field South Wood County Airport opens.
ISWAlexander Field South Wood County AirportUS
OpenedJohnson Creek Airport opens.
3U2Johnson Creek AirportUS
OpenedGeneral William J Fox Airfield opens.
WJFGeneral William J Fox AirfieldUS
OpenedLogansport Cass County Airport opens.
KGGPLogansport Cass County AirportUS
OpenedOakley Municipal Airport opens.
1U6Oakley Municipal AirportUS
OpenedPatterson Island Airport opens.
GA21Patterson Island AirportUS
OpenedMenard County Airport opens.
T50Menard County AirportUS
OpenedHiatt Airport opens.
N97Hiatt AirportUS
OpenedHomedale Municipal Airport opens.
S66Homedale Municipal AirportUS
OpenedNeufchâteau Airfield opens.
LFFTNeufchâteau AirfieldFR
DisasterAeroflot Flight 315 (1959).
LWOLviv International AirportUA40 killed
December
OpenedTower Municipal Airport opens.
12DTower Municipal AirportUS
OpenedLivingston Municipal Airport opens.
8A3Livingston Municipal AirportUS
OpenedMountain View Wilcox Memorial Field opens.
7M2Mountain View Wilcox Memorial FieldUS
OpenedRattlesnake Island Airport opens.
58OHRattlesnake Island AirportUS
OpenedB S Ranch Airport opens.
7MO3B S Ranch AirportUS
ClosedTecho International Airport closes.
CO-0069Techo International AirportCO

Not listed: 15 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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