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.
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.
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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]
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pittsburgh, monroeville, airport, 15pa, private, airport, located, nautical, mile, north, central, business, district, monroeville, allegheny, county, pennsylvania, united, states, airport, privately, owned, estate, helen, brown, also, known, harold, brown, me. 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 Pittsburgh Monroeville Airport CLOSEDHarold W Brown Memorial AirfieldIATA noneICAO noneFAA LID 15PASummaryAirport typePrivate CLOSEDOwnerEstate of Helen M BrownServesMonroeville PennsylvaniaElevation AMSL1 187 ft 362 mCoordinates40 27 08 N 079 46 29 W 40 45222 N 79 77472 W 40 45222 79 77472RunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 5 23 2 280 695 AsphaltStatistics 2007 Aircraft operations5 709Based aircraft17Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 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 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editHarold 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 editPittsburgh 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 lt 0 2 military At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport 94 single engine and 6 ultralight 1 See also editList of airports in PennsylvaniaReferences edit 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 editChandler Marilyn 1988 Hamlet to Highways A History of Monroeville Pennsylvania Self published ISBN 0 9622766 9 3 nbsp Aviation portalExternal links editAerial 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pittsburgh Monroeville Airport amp oldid 1213909474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
