Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis
Former military airport in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States (1942–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the current civilian use of this facility and airport information, see Cape Cod Gateway Airport.
Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis was a United States Navy facility located in Hyannis, Massachusetts operational from 1942 to 1945. It existed as an auxiliary air facility of Naval Air Station Quonset Point.
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Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis | |||||||||||
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Barnstable, Massachusetts in United States | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°40′10″N 70°16′49″W | ||||||||||
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Owner | United States Department of Defense | ||||||||||
Operator | United States Navy | ||||||||||
Open to the public | No | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1942 (1942) | ||||||||||
In use | 1945 (1945) | ||||||||||
Fate | Turned over to civilian use | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 18 metres (59 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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