Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport[1][2] (FAA LID: 15PA) is a private airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) north of the central business district of Monroeville, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The airport is privately owned by the estate of Helen M. Brown[1] and is also known as the Harold W. Brown Memorial Field.[citation needed]
THIS AIRPORT IS CLOSED. Prior to its closing, 2,000 planes landed and took off at the airport every year, according to Weible. Pilots paid $3 on the honor system to defray the expenses of mowing the grass and maintaining the runway for an overnight stay.
The airport also previously hosted a gathering every other year for the Aero Club of Pittsburgh. The airport buildings also serve as the meeting place for Cadet Squad 604 of the Civil Air Patrol.
The airfield was used as a filming location in a pivotal scene in the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead.
In 2023 The airport was sold to CLOVER COMMUNITIES MONROEVILLE LLC, Planning to build a 55+ Apartment complex on the property. No Plans have been finalized yet.
THIS AIRPORT IS CLOSED, see 2023 event above
History
Harold and Helen Bohinski Brown opened Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport in 1948. Before it closed in the early 1970s, it was noted for its air shows that attracted hundreds of spectators and for handling the air mail for the Wilmerding Post Office.
At one time Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport housed sixteen privately owned planes in several hangars, down from 74 in 1970, and 112 between 1952 and 1958. A sign along Logans Ferry Road designates the field as Harold W. Brown Memorial Field.[citation needed]
The airport – including all hangars, runways, charthouse, and maintenance hangar – was demolished in 2023. The previous year, the primary charthouse was badly damaged when vandals lit a fire inside. As of January 2024, a senior living complex is being constructed on its former location.
Facilities and aircraft
Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport covered an area of 63 acres (25 ha) at an elevation of 1,187 feet (362 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with a 2,280 by 28 ft (695 x 9 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending June 12, 2007, the airport had 5,709 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 99.8% general aviation and <0.2% military. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine and 6% ultralight.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 15PA PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
- ^ Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine at Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Further reading
- Chandler, Marilyn (1988). Hamlet to Highways: A History of Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Self-published. ISBN 0-9622766-9-3.
External links
- Aerial image as of April 1993 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 4G0
- AirNav airport information for 4G0
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4G0
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