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In March 1948, the City Council changed the official name to New York International Airport, Anderson Field, but the common name remained "Idlewild" until December 24, 1963. [ 17 ] [ 26 ] The airport was intended as the world's largest and most efficient, with "no confusion and no congestion".
Idlewild Airport, the original name of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City; Idlewild, Georgia, a fictional town in the 2006 film Idlewild; Idlewild, Kentucky, an unincorporated community; Idlewild, Michigan, a western Michigan community and former resort, known as "Black Eden" in the early 20th century
formerly McCarran International Airport, named for Pat McCarran ; changed in 2021 Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China closed, named after two plutocrats Kai Ho and Au Tak Kimberley Airport, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa formerly B. J. Vorster Airport, named for B. J. Vorster Meigs Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States
This is a list of airports in California (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Idlewild Airport is now John F. Kennedy International Airport. [64] New Amsterdam (17th century) is now New York. [65] Blackwell's Island became Welfare Island in 1921, and is now Roosevelt Island. [66] Blythebourne is now Borough Park, Brooklyn. [67] Brooklyn Village is now Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. [68] Boswijck is now Bushwick, Brooklyn. [69]
LaGuardia Airport, although it had opened in October 1939 (and thus was open during the second half of the 1939–40 World's Fair held in New York), was not officially named after Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia until 1947; up to that point, its official name was New York Municipal Airport. However, the nickname "LaGuardia Field" was in common use ...
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McClellan–Palomar Airport (Palomar Airport) (IATA: CLD, ICAO: KCRQ, FAA LID: CRQ) is a public airport three miles (4.8 km; 2.6 nmi) southeast of Carlsbad in San Diego County, California. It is owned by the County of San Diego. [1] The airport is used for both general and commercial aviation. As of March 2013, the airport was the fourth ...