Fall River Municipal Airport

Fall River Municipal Airport was in , built between 1946 and 1951. The airport closed on February 18, 1996. The FAA deemed the airport unsafe due to a large landfill next to the airport, causing many seagulls, which disrupted airport operations.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Abandoned airfield
  • Description: airport in Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “FLR” and “KFLR”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Conspiracy Island and Gibbs Cemetery.

Island
is a privately owned tidal island situated in the off . According to the 2000 census, is uninhabited. is situated 2 miles north of Fall River Municipal Airport.

Cemetery
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is situated 2 miles west of Fall River Municipal Airport.

Cemetery
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is situated 2 miles northwest of Fall River Municipal Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Somerset and Freetown.

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in the region of . It is built on the western bank of the Taunton River, connected by bridges with and sharing a border with .

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is a rural town on the Assonet River in the region of . It includes the villages of East and Assonet.

Hamlet
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is one of two in the town of in , United States. An original part of the town, was settled in 1659 along with the city of , then a part of Freetown. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Fall River Municipal Airport.

Fall River Municipal Airport

Latitude
41.7551° or 41° 45′ 18″ north
Longitude
-71.10921° or 71° 6′ 33″ west
Elevation
187 feet (57 metres)
ICAO airport code
KFLR
Open location code
87HCQV4R+28
Geo­Names ID
4936161
Wiki­data ID
Q5432087
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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Urdu—“Fall River Municipal Airport” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “FLR”
  • Indonesian: “KFLR”
  • Persian: “FLR”
  • Persian: “KFLR”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه شهرستان فال ریور”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Municipal Fall River”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи шаҳристон фол рюр”
  • Urdu: “فال ریور میونسپل ہوائی اڈا”

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