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Naval Air Station Squantum
Squantum during World War II
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary: Naval Air Station
OperatorUnited States Navy
LocationQuincy, Massachusetts, USA
In use1917 and 1923–1953
OccupantsNavy, Marines, and Coast Guard
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates42°17′47″N 071°01′52″W / 42.29639°N 71.03111°W / 42.29639; -71.03111
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,090 1,247 Asphalt
2/20 2,500 762 Asphalt
8/26 3,087 941 Asphalt
Redeveloped

Naval Air Station Squantum was an active naval aviation facility during 1917 and from 1923 until 1953. The original civilian airfield that preceded it, the Harvard Aviation Field, dates back to 1910. The base was sited on Squantum Point in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. It also abutted Dorchester Bay, Quincy Bay, and the Neponset River.

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