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New York-Boston Airway |
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C. A. M. Route No. 1, Boston-New York (220 miles) |
Service was inaugurated on this route July 1, 1926, by the Colonial Air Transport, Inc.
Boston Airport, is the northern terminal, Hadley Field, New Brunswick, N. J., is the southern terminal
The New York-Boston Airway is lighted by the Department of Commerce with 19 electric 24" beacons of 2,000,000 c. p., rotating at 6
r. p. m.; and 4 acetylene gas "blinkers." The electric beacons are mounted on 50' steel towers.
There have also been provided lighted Intermediate fields at 3 of the beacon sites. Along the
route are 4 municipal or commercial airports.
Preparations
are being made to install arrows at the base of the towers, pointing
along the course to the northerly terminal. These will be placed by
July 1, 1927. |
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New York-Boston airway
Air Navigation Map No. 6; New York, N.Y. to Boston, Mass.
Air Corps Map No. 63; Washington, DC to Boston MA |
| AIRWAY MAP |
NAME |
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County/State |
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| Boston Municipal Airport |
42.357763, -71.021848 |
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Suffolk Co., MA |
| 21 NY-B Needham |
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Norfolf Co., MA |
| 20 NY-B Farmingham DOCILF |
42.296118, -71.411723 |
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Middlesex Co., MA |
| 19 NY-B Milford |
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Middlesex Co., MA |
| 18 NY-B Blackstone River |
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Worcester Co., MA |
| blinker |
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Worcester Co., MA |
| 17 NY-B Dudley |
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Worcester Co., MA |
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| 15 NY-B Westford |
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| 14 NY-B Tolland |
41.880000, -72.370833 |
LX4840 |
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| 13 NY-B Manchester |
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| Brainard Field |
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| 11 NY-B New Britain |
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| 10 NY-B Cheshire |
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| 9 NY-B Bethany DOCILF |
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| 08 NY-B Monroe |
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| 7 NY-B Easton |
41.251495, -73.283502 |
LX3813 |
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| 6 NY-B New Canaan |
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| 5 NY-B White Plains |
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| 4 NY-B Yonkers |
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| 3 NY-B Hasbrouck Hts. Teterboro Airport |
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| 2 NY-B Newark |
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| 1 NY-B Elizabeth |
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| Hadley Field |
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Links |
Airway Bulletin No. 1, September 1, 1931, page 40
Airway Bulletin No. 1, September 1, 1932, page 44
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Airway Bulletin No. 25, May 1, 1927 (shown below)
This airway bulletin shows that the directional arrows at the base of the beacon towers, were being placed on this airway by July 1, 1927.
Latitude and Longitude given in this bulletin do not match up to 2017 locations use at your own discretion.
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CAM Routes |
| CAM # 1 | CAM # 2 | CAM # 3 | CAM # 4 | CAM # 5 | CAM # 6 | CAM # 7 | CAM # 8 | CAM # 9 | CAM # 10 |
| CAM #11 | CAM #12 | CAM #13 | CAM #14 | CAM #15 | CAM #16 | CAM #17 | CAM #18 | CAM #19 | CAM #20 |
| CAM #21 | CAM #22 | CAM #23 | CAM #24 | CAM #25 | CAM #26 | CAM #27 | CAM #28 | CAM #29 | CAM #30 |
| CAM #31 | CAM #32 | CAM #33 | CAM # 34 |
Arrows and Beacons may be on private property, DO NOT TRESSPASS!
This is a work in progress and will be constantly updated as new information is found.
Beacons arrraged the same as airway map.
DOCILF= Department of Commerce Intermediate Field
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