1972

Airfields in 1972

203 EVENTS LISTED286 ON RECORDERA 05
19711973

Timeline

203 events · 12 months
During the year
OpenedMuscat International Airport opens.
MCTMuscat International AirportOM
MilestoneMaryland Aviation Administration becomes the operator.
BWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportUS
OpenedMalmö Sturup Airport opens.
MMXMalmö Sturup AirportSE
OpenedF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport opens.
GRXF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén AirportES
OpenedSantorini International Airport opens.
JTRSantorini International AirportGR
OpenedSkiathos Island National Airport opens.
JSISkiathos Island National AirportGR
OpenedMünster Osnabrück Airport opens.
FMOMünster Osnabrück AirportDE
OpenedMolde Airport, Årø opens.
MOLMolde Airport, ÅrøNO
OpenedZakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos opens.
ZTHZakynthos International Airport Dionysios SolomosGR
OpenedKing Hussein International Airport opens.
AQJKing Hussein International AirportJO
OpenedLeknes Airport opens.
LKNLeknes AirportNO
OpenedYeosu Airport opens.
RSUYeosu AirportKR
OpenedSvolvær Airport, Helle opens.
SVJSvolvær Airport, HelleNO
OpenedStokmarknes Airport, Skagen opens.
SKNStokmarknes Airport, SkagenNO
OpenedLüdao Airport opens.
GNILüdao AirportTW
OpenedIejima Airport opens.
IEJIejima AirportJP
OpenedSharurah Domestic Airport opens.
SHWSharurah Domestic AirportSA
OpenedSakon Nakhon Airport opens.
SNOSakon Nakhon AirportTH
OpenedGeneral José María Yáñez International Airport opens.
GYMGeneral José María Yáñez International AirportMX
OpenedCoronel Felipe Varela International Airport opens.
CTCCoronel Felipe Varela International AirportAR
OpenedPaulo Afonso Airport opens.
PAVPaulo Afonso AirportBR
MilestoneOkinawa Prefecture becomes the operator.
JP-3590Ishigaki AirportJP
OpenedMário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos International Airport opens.
QSCMário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos International AirportBR
OpenedWels Airfield opens.
LOLWWels AirfieldAT
OpenedUa Huka Airport opens.
UAHUa Huka AirportPF
OpenedEura Airfield opens.
EFEUEura AirfieldFI
OpenedStraubing Airport opens.
RBMStraubing AirportDE
OpenedHarle Airfield opens.
EDXPHarle AirfieldDE
OpenedAltiport de Peyresourde Balestas opens.
LFIPAltiport de Peyresourde BalestasFR
ClosedWisley Airfield closes.
GB-0570Wisley AirfieldGB
OpenedBaltrum Airport opens.
BMRBaltrum AirportDE
ClosedWroughton Airfield closes.
GB-1252Wroughton AirfieldGB
ClosedStrubby Glider Field closes.
GB-1271Strubby Glider FieldGB
ClosedRAF Bovingdon closes.
GB-0130RAF BovingdonGB
ClosedHerdla Airport closes.
NO-0067Herdla AirportNO
ClosedRAF Faldingworth closes.
GB-0519RAF FaldingworthGB
OpenedSaldus Airfield opens.
LV-0003Saldus AirfieldLV
OpenedOberleichtersbach Airfield opens.
DE-0064Oberleichtersbach AirfieldDE
OpenedLuçon - Chasnais Aerodrome opens.
FR-0320Luçon - Chasnais AerodromeFR
ClosedMajuro Airfield closes.
MH-0002Majuro AirfieldMH
January
OpenedNorth Raleigh Airport opens.
00NCNorth Raleigh AirportUS
OpenedMuxworthy Airport opens.
1TX6Muxworthy AirportUS
OpenedBob's Flying Service Inc Airport opens.
32CLBob's Flying Service Inc AirportUS
OpenedSunrise Farms Airport opens.
ME25Sunrise Farms AirportUS
OpenedHickory Grove Airpark opens.
OH65Hickory Grove AirparkUS
OpenedHill Top Private Airport opens.
OK08Hill Top Private AirportUS
OpenedUS Trinity Airport opens.
TX22US Trinity AirportUS
OpenedMann Airport opens.
VG28Mann AirportUS
DisasterIberia Airlines Flight 602.
IBZIbiza AirportES104 killed
Disaster1972 Turkish Airlines Adana crash.
ADAAdana Şakirpaşa AirportTR1 killed
February
OpenedLucky Landing Marina and Seaplane Base opens.
06BLucky Landing Marina and Seaplane BaseUS
OpenedFleming Mason Airport opens.
KFGXFleming Mason AirportUS
OpenedTerlingua Ranch Airport opens.
1E2Terlingua Ranch AirportUS
OpenedBerwick Airport opens.
3KS7Berwick AirportUS
OpenedRanken Airport opens.
4LL0Ranken AirportUS
OpenedHorseshoe Bay Resort Airpark opens.
KDZBHorseshoe Bay Resort AirparkUS
OpenedMc Pherson Airport opens.
5IS9Mc Pherson AirportUS
OpenedMayhall Airport opens.
5LL3Mayhall AirportUS
OpenedFunny Farm Airport opens.
5LL7Funny Farm AirportUS
OpenedHugh Van Voorst Airport opens.
5LL8Hugh Van Voorst AirportUS
OpenedBussen Airport opens.
6KS4Bussen AirportUS
OpenedThompson Drag Raceway Airport opens.
73OHThompson Drag Raceway AirportUS
OpenedKalt Ranch Airport opens.
9TE5Kalt Ranch AirportUS
OpenedGood Hill Farm Airport opens.
CT59Good Hill Farm AirportUS
OpenedRobert Newlon Field opens.
I41Robert Newlon FieldUS
OpenedFred Netterville Lumber Company / Wilkinson Community Airport opens.
MS57Fred Netterville Lumber Company / Wilkinson Community AirportUS
OpenedCedar Run Airport opens.
PN01Cedar Run AirportUS
OpenedWing-Over Farm Airport opens.
RI07Wing-Over Farm AirportUS
OpenedGodfrey Airport opens.
SN91Godfrey AirportUS
OpenedFederhart-Ophelia Airport opens.
VA99Federhart-Ophelia AirportUS
OpenedJohnsons Landing Airport opens.
Z52Johnsons Landing AirportUS
March
OpenedArapahoe Municipal Airport opens.
AHFArapahoe Municipal AirportUS
OpenedOlive Branch Airport opens.
OLVOlive Branch AirportUS
OpenedAlexander Salamon Airport opens.
KAMTAlexander Salamon AirportUS
OpenedWend Valley Airport opens.
49GWend Valley AirportUS
OpenedDouble Tree Farm Airport opens.
22CLDouble Tree Farm AirportUS
OpenedGolden Horn Lodge Seaplane Base opens.
GDHGolden Horn Lodge Seaplane BaseUS
OpenedPirates Cove Airport opens.
42KYPirates Cove AirportUS
OpenedHorak Airport opens.
7AL9Horak AirportUS
OpenedDunlea Airpark opens.
PN66Dunlea AirparkUS
OpenedMartins Aerodrome opens.
WI78Martins AerodromeUS
OpenedSan Jose Island Airport opens.
XS67San Jose Island AirportUS
OpenedAlbany Airport opens.
54WAlbany AirportUS
DisasterSterling Airways Flight 296.
DXBDubai International AirportAE112 killed
OpenedSeychelles International Airport opens.
SEZSeychelles International AirportSC
April
OpenedLee's Summit Municipal Airport opens.
KLXTLee's Summit Municipal AirportUS
OpenedHerman Municipal Airport opens.
06YHerman Municipal AirportUS
OpenedKennedy Intranational Airport opens.
2GA0Kennedy Intranational AirportUS
OpenedHogan's Corner Airport opens.
5WA8Hogan's Corner AirportUS
OpenedIllinois Valley Parachute Club Airport opens.
81ILIllinois Valley Parachute Club AirportUS
OpenedDuda Airstrip opens.
FA69Duda AirstripUS
OpenedSeverson Airport opens.
LL79Severson AirportUS
OpenedChristmas Flying Service Airport opens.
MS03Christmas Flying Service AirportUS
OpenedEmmerson Airport opens.
SN69Emmerson AirportUS
OpenedOnley Airport opens.
VG20Onley AirportUS
OpenedCarriers Skypark Airport opens.
VT31Carriers Skypark AirportUS
DisasterEast African Airways Flight 720.
ADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportET43 killed
May
OpenedEly Municipal Airport opens.
LYUEly Municipal AirportUS
OpenedHart Aerial Airport opens.
1TX8Hart Aerial AirportUS
OpenedDiamond Bar Jones Airport opens.
5NE3Diamond Bar Jones AirportUS
OpenedMissler-Bellevue Airport opens.
6OH1Missler-Bellevue AirportUS
OpenedSand Ridge Airpark Inc Airport opens.
OK94Sand Ridge Airpark Inc AirportUS
OpenedWright Ranch Airport opens.
TX93Wright Ranch AirportUS
DisasterAeroflot Flight 608.
BTKBratsk AirportRU18 killed
DisasterAlitalia Flight 112.
PMOFalcone–Borsellino AirportIT115 killed
DisasterAeroflot Flight 1491.
HRKKharkiv International AirportUA122 killed
DisasterDelta Air Lines Flight 9570.
US-12597Greater Southwest International Airport-Amon Carter FieldUS4 killed
June
OpenedNorthern Aroostook Regional Airport opens.
WFKNorthern Aroostook Regional AirportUS
OpenedScott Field opens.
2K4Scott FieldUS
OpenedCrystal Lake Airpark opens.
0GE1Crystal Lake AirparkUS
OpenedFicklin-Airtech Airport opens.
26ISFicklin-Airtech AirportUS
OpenedRiver Acres Airport opens.
3AR8River Acres AirportUS
OpenedRidgeview Airport opens.
55NYRidgeview AirportUS
OpenedOtero Mill Airport opens.
72NMOtero Mill AirportUS
OpenedWolford's Airport opens.
IL01Wolford's AirportUS
Opened4 Winds Aerodrome opens.
IN454 Winds AerodromeUS
OpenedAustin Air Ranch Airport opens.
88RAustin Air Ranch AirportUS
OpenedThomas Airport opens.
NE57Thomas AirportUS
DisasterJapan Airlines Flight 471.
DELIndira Gandhi International AirportIN82 killed
DisasterBritish European Airways Flight 548.
LHRLondon Heathrow AirportGB118 killed
DisasterPrinair Flight 191.
PSEMercedita International AirportPR5 killed
OpenedTubuai Airport opens.
TUBTubuai AirportPF
July
OpenedErie Air Park opens.
3H5Erie Air ParkUS
OpenedWipline Seaplane Base opens.
09YWipline Seaplane BaseUS
OpenedFrontier Airport opens.
55XSFrontier AirportUS
OpenedPrade Ranch Airport opens.
57TEPrade Ranch AirportUS
OpenedWood Acres Airport opens.
7MO1Wood Acres AirportUS
OpenedThompson Memorial Field opens.
ME62Thompson Memorial FieldUS
OpenedHoerners Corners Airport opens.
MI10Hoerners Corners AirportUS
OpenedRolling Shoals Farm Airport opens.
MO73Rolling Shoals Farm AirportUS
OpenedWilliams Airport opens.
MO98Williams AirportUS
OpenedFlying T Airport opens.
SD68Flying T AirportUS
August
OpenedFostoria Metropolitan Airport opens.
KFZIFostoria Metropolitan AirportUS
OpenedSan Martin Airport opens.
E16San Martin AirportUS
OpenedKenley Airport opens.
08OHKenley AirportUS
OpenedPinewood Airport opens.
0GE0Pinewood AirportUS
OpenedErlen Airport opens.
3GA6Erlen AirportUS
OpenedWindward Farms Airport opens.
4NJ0Windward Farms AirportUS
OpenedJack Poore Airport opens.
5KS8Jack Poore AirportUS
OpenedTradewater Airport opens.
8M7Tradewater AirportUS
OpenedFerrell Airport opens.
9OH8Ferrell AirportUS
OpenedVoyager Village Airstrip opens.
9WN2Voyager Village AirstripUS
OpenedBlake Sky Park Airport opens.
CA57Blake Sky Park AirportUS
OpenedHenderson Field opens.
IL34Henderson FieldUS
DisasterAeroflot Flight 44.
KHEKherson International AirportUA
DisasterInterflug Flight 450.
DE-0440Berlin-Schönefeld AirportDE156 killed
Disaster1972 Thandwe crash.
SNWThandwe AirportMM28 killed
September
OpenedWilmington Airpark opens.
ILNWilmington AirparkUS
OpenedBlackhawk Airfield opens.
87YBlackhawk AirfieldUS
OpenedMooreland Municipal Airport opens.
KMDFMooreland Municipal AirportUS
OpenedMount Sterling Municipal Airport opens.
I63Mount Sterling Municipal AirportUS
OpenedJohn M. Foree Airport opens.
12KYJohn M. Foree AirportUS
OpenedJugtown Mountain Airport opens.
2NJ1Jugtown Mountain AirportUS
OpenedFlying S Ranch Airport opens.
63TEFlying S Ranch AirportUS
OpenedBirdwin Airport opens.
7LA1Birdwin AirportUS
OpenedKirkpatrick Airport opens.
8IL2Kirkpatrick AirportUS
OpenedJohn B Connally Ranch Airport opens.
8TA0John B Connally Ranch AirportUS
OpenedWing South Airpark opens.
FA37Wing South AirparkUS
OpenedIndian River Aerodrome opens.
FL74Indian River AerodromeUS
OpenedThibodaux Municipal Airport opens.
L83Thibodaux Municipal AirportUS
OpenedHawk's Nest Airport opens.
OH42Hawk's Nest AirportUS
OpenedEcho Lake Airport opens.
TX40Echo Lake AirportUS
OpenedHowe Airport opens.
U97Howe AirportUS
DisasterJapan Airlines Flight 472 (1972).
BOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportINNo deaths
DisasterJapan Airlines Flight 472 (1972).
VAJJJuhu AerodromeINNo deaths
October
OpenedPoplar Grove Airport opens.
C77Poplar Grove AirportUS
OpenedThe Valley Airport opens.
61ARThe Valley AirportUS
OpenedGrand Coulee Dam Airport opens.
GCDGrand Coulee Dam AirportUS
OpenedJudy Strip opens.
ND18Judy StripUS
OpenedBlue Bird Airport opens.
OH38Blue Bird AirportUS
DisasterAeroflot Flight 1036.
AERSochi International AirportRU109 killed
DisasterAeroflot Flight 217.
SVOSheremetyevo International AirportRU174 killed
DisasterQ16702252.
TYAKlokovo Air BaseRU27 killed
November
OpenedSierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field opens.
FHUSierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air FieldUS
OpenedCalhoun County Airport opens.
04MCalhoun County AirportUS
OpenedPeterson Field opens.
4GA5Peterson FieldUS
OpenedTomahawk Regional Airport opens.
KTKVTomahawk Regional AirportUS
OpenedYosemite Hidden Lake Ranch Airport opens.
0CL0Yosemite Hidden Lake Ranch AirportUS
OpenedFlying Circus Aerodrome opens.
3VA3Flying Circus AerodromeUS
OpenedVilliger Restricted Landing Area opens.
9IL0Villiger Restricted Landing AreaUS
OpenedWings N Sunsets LLC Airport opens.
FL07Wings N Sunsets LLC AirportUS
OpenedDell City Municipal Airport opens.
2E5Dell City Municipal AirportUS
OpenedGentry Airport opens.
LL55Gentry AirportUS
OpenedHickory Acres Airport opens.
NY88Hickory Acres AirportUS
OpenedHalstead Airport opens.
SN05Halstead AirportUS
OpenedGraham Farms Airport opens.
SN72Graham Farms AirportUS
DisasterJapan Airlines Flight 446.
SVOSheremetyevo International AirportRU62 killed
December
OpenedEl Hierro Airport opens.
VDEEl Hierro AirportES
OpenedLincoln Regional Airport opens.
KLRGLincoln Regional AirportUS
OpenedAlbanna Aviation Airport opens.
28DEAlbanna Aviation AirportUS
OpenedWestern Helicopter Services Airport opens.
OR38Western Helicopter Services AirportUS
OpenedBeaver Oaks Airport opens.
OR66Beaver Oaks AirportUS
OpenedHolly Lake Ranch Airport opens.
16TEHolly Lake Ranch AirportUS
OpenedNorthwood Airport opens.
2MO2Northwood AirportUS
OpenedBrennan Personal Use Airport opens.
2PN7Brennan Personal Use AirportUS
OpenedWakefield Wings Airport opens.
9MO5Wakefield Wings AirportUS
OpenedMc Christy Airport opens.
IS54Mc Christy AirportUS
OpenedMud Lake/West Jefferson County/ Airport opens.
1U2Mud Lake/West Jefferson County/ AirportUS
OpenedCarnegie Municipal Airport opens.
86FCarnegie Municipal AirportUS
DisasterSpantax Flight 275.
TFNTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportES155 killed
DisasterUnited Air Lines Flight 553.
MDWChicago Midway International AirportUS45 killed
DisasterEastern Air Lines Flight 401.
MIAMiami International AirportUS101 killed
Disaster1972 Puerto Rico DC-7 crash.
SJULuis Munoz Marin International AirportPR5 killed

Not listed: 83 events at airfields without a Wikipedia article, mostly openings from the FAA register. The whole year as CSV

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