User:ChaseSub98/Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon)

Original Article

Albany Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport located 3 NM east of the city of Albany in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It is publicly owned and operated by the City of Albany. It is the oldest known operating airfield in Oregon, opening in 1920.

History
In 1909, John C. Burkhart established Goltra Field with his cousin Del Burkhart. The field was made with aviation in mind, with an airstrip and hangar constructed for public use. In 1920, a section of the property was rented to 13 year old Charles J. Langmack, which would later become the Albany Municipal Airport. In 1929, the city of Albany purchased the property for $14,000. The city of Albany put on an airshow to celebrate the airport's opening in 1931, which saw an attendance of 12,000 people.

On June 3, 1998, the Albany Municipal Airport was added to the National Registry of Historic Places.

Technical Information
There are 58 aircraft based at the municipal airport; 49 Single engine airplanes, 7 multi engine, and 2 jet airplanes.

[Personal Notes]
'This section is meant for my own personal use. It is not intended to be an actual part of the article, rather just a section where I can easily jot down and go back to things.'

John C. Burkhart, and his cousin Del Burkhart, established the property of Goltra Field (sometimes referred to as Goltra Park) in 1909/10.


 * Maybe add another sentence on Burkhart and his deeper importance in aviation for both Albany and the state of Oregon as a whole.

Charles L. Langmack founded what would later become the Albany Municipal Airport on Goltra Field at the age of 12/13 in 1920.


 * Add a sentence explaining the circumstances of how a 12 year old established what would become an airport on property that didn't belong to anyone related to him.

The city of Albany would later purchase the property for $14,000 USD in 1929.


 * Can the original receipt or documentation behind this purchase be found online? Contemporary articles from the Democrat and Herald newspapers?

[Bibliography]
Ylen, Mark. "50 Objects of Albany: Albany airport is Oregon’s oldest airfield." Albany Democrat-Herald, August 14, 2014. https://democratherald.com/fifty/50-objects-of-albany-albany-airport-is-oregon-s-oldest-airfield/article_e5165340-236c-11e4-8040-0019bb2963f4.html


 * General info about the airport.

https://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/story/2014/7/11/history/albany-flyer-was-father-oregon-aviation/2268.html

https://www.armuseum.com/new-blog-1/albanymunicipalairport
 * Information about a notable figure in the airport's history.

https://democratherald.com/news/local/people/first-in-flight/article_f83644ac-c1e4-584b-85a5-9f8dc6831e48.html