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Anderson Field (Rockwell Field) was the first airport to serve
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. The north boundary of the airfield was the present day
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, with the present day Paradise Road serving as the western boundary.


History

Construction on the field began when the surface was leveled. The airfield opened on Thanksgiving Day, 1920. The land for the airport was purchased on December 21, 1925, by the Rockwell Brothers. Airmail service was initiated on April 17, 1926, from
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, by Western Air Express. Western continued to use the field until 1929 when they moved to the new Alamo Landing Field at the site of the current
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.


See also

Nye County, Nevada Nye County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 51,591. Its county seat is Tonopah, Nevada, Tonopah. At , Nye is Nevada's largest county by area ...
, also has a geographic flat called ''Anderson Field''.


References

Defunct airports in Nevada Airports in Clark County, Nevada Airports established in 1920 Transportation in the Las Vegas Valley {{Nevada-airport-stub