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In 1950, Bradley International Airport exceeded the 100,000-passenger mark, handling 108,348 passengers. [11] In 1952, the Murphy Terminal opened. Later dubbed Terminal B, it was the oldest passenger terminal of any major airport in the U.S. when it closed in 2010. [13]
The Bradley Airport Connector (also the Bradley Field Connector) is a 4.6-mile (7.4 km) freeway built to connect Bradley International Airport to Interstate 91 (I-91) in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. It begins at Exit 48 of I-91 and heads west following Route 20 for about 4 miles along the town line between Windsor and Windsor Locks .
Bradley International Airport opened as a military base in 1940, and opened to civilian use in 1947. In 1967 the town boundary was altered due to the opening of the Bradley Airport Connector. The town boundary between Windsor Locks and Windsor changed several times and currently sits with Windsor Locks being on the westbound side and Windsor on ...
Tweed Airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. Until 1961, the airport was known as New Haven Municipal Airport – at which time it was renamed for its first airport manager, John H ...
This is a list of airports in Connecticut, grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some privately owned 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.
Route 20 was also shifted southward near Windsor Locks around the same time to make way for an air base, which is now Bradley International Airport. The relocation of Route 15 in 1948 to the new Wilbur Cross Highway (then a four lane surface road) also resulted in an eastward extension of Route 20 to end at the new highway.
Route 75, known as Ella T. Grasso Turnpike in Windsor Locks, proceeds north along the eastern perimeter of Bradley International Airport. In this area, it intersects with SSR 401, which leads to the airport. Further north along Route 75, one can access the indoor airport parking facility and the entrance to Crown Industrial Park.
The New England Air Museum (NEAM) is an American aerospace museum located adjacent to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.The museum consists of three display hangars with additional storage and restoration hangars.