Boston Metropolitan Airport
Boston Metropolitan Airport was an airfield in Canton, Massachusetts, on the northeast side of Neponset St just southeast of the Neponset River. In the 1930s it had four gravel runways.[1] The May 1956 sectional chart shows one 2100-ft turf runway; the airport isn't on the December 1956 chart.[2][3]
Boston Metropolitan Airport | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Operator | Private |
| Location | Canton, Massachusetts |
| Built | Unknown |
| In use | 1930s-1956 |
| Occupants | Private |
| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m |
| Coordinates | 42.168°N 71.163°W |
References
- Descriptions of airports and landing fields in the United States. Airway bulletin ;no. 2. United States Government Printing Office. 1938.
- Search for "Boston aeronautical chart" at the Library of Congress site, loc.gov . The airport is in the 1953 Aviation Week airport directory; it's not in the 1954-55.
- "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southwestern Massachusetts". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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