Hadley Field was an airport in
South Plainfield, in
Middlesex County,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, United States. It contained the
Nike Missile
Project Nike (Greek: Νίκη, "Victory") was a U.S. Army project proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft mi ...
Battery NY-65 and was used as a landing site for some of the nation's early air mail service. Hadley Field opened in 1924, and closed in 1928 when
Newark Metropolitan Airport
Newark Liberty International Airport is a major international airport serving the New York metropolitan area. The airport straddles the boundary between the cities of Newark, New Jersey, Newark in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County and E ...
opened. The site has since been redeveloped into a
strip mall
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and is currently owned by National Realty and Development Corp.
Hadley Center
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See also
*Aviation in the New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area has the busiest airport system in the United States and the second-busiest in the world after Airports of London, London. It is the country's most frequently used port of entry and departure for international flight ...
*List of airports in New Jersey
This is a list of airports in New Jersey (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports t ...
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External links
Night Airmail's first
Speech of Vice President Nixon on Hadley Field
Defunct airports in New Jersey
Transportation buildings and structures in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Landmarks in New Jersey
South Plainfield, New Jersey
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