Older Lorainites (like me) remember Long’s Airport on the Northeast corner of Meister and Leavitt Roads.
How long was it there? The article below from the July 30, 1945 Lorain Journal notes, “Lorain has a new private airport today, designated as “Lorain Airport.”
“The new flying field is at the northwest corner of the intersection of Meister-rd and Leavitt-rd, across Leavitt-rd from Port Mills, operated by Ray McClenaghan.
“The new field is owned by William Long. W. A. Spademan is assistant manager.”
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| 1948 Lorain Phone book ad |
It’s a little confusing when one consults phone books and city directories from the late 1940s to research Lorain’s airports. The main thing to remember is that both airports housed flying schools. The flight instruction school at Long’s Airport was called Buckeye Airways, Inc.
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| 1947 Lorain Phone book listing |
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| 1947 Lorain Phone book ad |
By the late 1950s, operations were winding down at the Lorain Skyport. In early January 1956, Lorain contractor Clem Rice purchased a strip of the Skyport property to build 20 homes along Meister Road, with an option to purchase the entire airport property. The entire development would eventually consist of 200 to 300 homes.
By 1960, Long’s Airport was the only airport in Lorain. But there was still plenty of activity there. In May 1960, preparations were being made for a Fly-in Air Show.
This article from the May 20, 1960 Lorain Journal shows the newly painted hangar. (By the way, the late, local historian Rodney Beals noted in a
