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Naval Air Station Wildwood was a United States Navy airport located in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, [1] about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the central business district of Wildwood, a city in the same county. [2]
During the Prohibition era, several cutters were assigned to Cape May to foil rumrunners operating off the New Jersey coast. After Prohibition, the Coast Guard all but abandoned Cape May leaving a small air/sea rescue contingent. For a short period of time (1929–1934), part of the base was used as a civilian airport.
Commissioned in April 1943 as Naval Air Station Rio Grande, the field was so named due to its proximity to the community of Rio Grande, New Jersey. [1] Due to problems with mail, telegram, and telephone service, caused in part by confusion with Rio Grande City, Texas, the Navy opted to rename the airfield as Naval Air Station Wildwood in June ...
Cape May Airport [3] or Cape May County Airport [1] [2] (IATA: WWD [4], ICAO: KWWD, FAA LID: WWD) is a public use airport in Lower Township, [5] [6] Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. [1] Owned by the Delaware River and Bay Authority , the airport is four nautical miles (7 km ) northwest of the central business district of Wildwood .
An 80,000-square-foot sports complex is coming to Cape May, according to the Delaware River and Bay Authority. ... set to open in 2024. Cape May Airport is a public use airport serving corporate ...
The term "Group" was in reference to life saving stations from Barnegat, New Jersey to Cape May, New Jersey. In 1969 Cape May became a Group Air Station when three helicopters were stationed there under command of Group Commander. Originally organized into two separate group offices based in Atlantic City and Cape May, these two command ...
Military bases and the neighborhoods surrounding them often seem like the ultimate refuge of middle- American values. Run with military efficiency and discipline, the well-trimmed yards, cleanly ...
Cape May (sometimes Cape May City) is a city and seaside resort located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Located on the Atlantic Ocean near the mouth of the Delaware Bay, it is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations. [19]