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The airport was opened in September 1942 as Porterville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II. It was a sub-base to Lemoore AAF, being used as a pilot training facility. Improvements to the site included a fueling system utilizing nine underground storage tanks.
In 1936 Lancaster became the second airport in Pennsylvania to two hard surface runways, and was certified for both night and daytime operations. After World War II the airport was becoming obsolete, so using government funds the airport was expanded and modernized, with 22% of the funds needed for the update being raised by the community. On ...
This is a list of airports in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, grouped by type and sorted by location.The list includes 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.
Connellsville MAP, Connellsville; Now: Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (ICAO: KVVS, FAA LID: VVS) Olmsted Field AAF, Middletown; 487th/496th Army Air Force Base Unit Was: Olmsted Air Force Base (1947-1968) Now: Harrisburg International Airport (IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT, FAA LID: MDT) First Air Force. Philadelphia Northeast Airport ...
A project took place that reconstructed 6 miles (9.7 km) of PA 283 between Eisenhower Boulevard and PA 341. [8] As part of the project, the ramp from westbound PA 283 to northbound I-283 was re-aligned, and the loop ramp from westbound PA 283 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike was removed and replaced with a left turn and a traffic signal.
PA 896 was initially designated in 1928 between PA 42 (now PA 10) in Russellville and the Octoraro Creek in Homeville. In 1937, the route was extended in both directions to run between the Maryland border and U.S. Route 30 (US 30, now PA 462 ) east of Lancaster, following its current alignment between the Maryland border and Strasburg and ...
PA 340 eastbound entering Intercourse. The route follows the alignment of the King's Highway, a colonial road built in 1733 that linked Lancaster and Philadelphia.The road was laid out by the provincial government of Pennsylvania [7] along what was once known as "Old Peter's Road," a trade route used by the French-Canadian fur trader Peter Bisaillon (1662-1742).
The Aviation Brigade traces its heritage to 1 June 1959 with the activation of the 28th Aviation Company at the Capital City Airport, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.The unit was reorganized as the 28th Aviation Battalion on 1 April 1963 and later relocated to 18th and Herr Streets (1976) and 21st and Herr Streets (1980) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.