Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis

41°40′10″N 70°16′49″W / 41.66944°N 70.28028°W / 41.66944; -70.28028Site informationOwnerUnited States Department of DefenseOperatorUnited States NavyOpen to
the publicNoSite historyBuilt1942 (1942)In use1945 (1945)FateTurned over to civilian useBattles/warsWorld War IIAirfield informationElevation18 metres (59 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
6/24	1,219 metres (3,999 ft) Asphalt
9/27	1,219 metres (3,999 ft) Asphalt
15/33	1,219 metres (3,999 ft) Asphalt

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.

History

From 1942 to 1943, the facility was operated by the United States Army Air Forces as Hyannis Army Air Field and operated Douglas B-18 Bolo aircraft on anti-submarine patrols under the operational control of Westover Field. In 1943. the United States Navy took control of the facility and trained many aviators.^[1]

Redevelopment

Today, the field operates as Barnstable Municipal Airport.^[1]

See also

• List of military installations in Massachusetts

References

External links

• Congressional appropriation for a water tank on the site
• Newspaper article on the loss of five airmen