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Swan Island Municipal Airport

1926 establishments in OregonAirports established in 1926Airports in Multnomah County, OregonAirports in Portland, OregonDefunct airports in Oregon
Overlook, Portland, OregonPort of Portland (Oregon)Works Progress Administration in Oregon
Swan Island Municipal Airport terminal
Swan Island Municipal Airport terminal

The Swan Island Municipal Airport was a joint civil-military airport that was operational on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. Though it officially opened in 1927, the United States Postal Service had been using the airfield for a year. After the Portland–Columbia Super Airport was completed in the late 1930s, Swan Island Municipal Airport had little use since its runways were too small for newer aircraft and the low altitude made takeoffs and landings difficult. The airport was operational for nearly two decades, but due in part to the advances in aviation, it became obsolete soon after its construction. During World War II, a Kaiser shipyard was located at Swan Island. The shipbuilding facilities were acquired by the Port of Portland after the war.

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Swan Island Municipal Airport
North Portland Willamette Greenway, Portland Overlook

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North Portland Willamette Greenway
97210 Portland, Overlook
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