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Republic Airport
Category: Airports and Heliports
It is a popular destination for aircraft travelling to New York City and Long Island. Although mainly a general aviation airport, it is designated as a reliever airport according to Federal Aviation Administration records. It is the third busiest airport in New York in terms of aircraft movements behind only John F. Kennedy (KJFK) and LaGuardia (KLGA). Occupying 526 acres, Republic Airport is one of eleven airports on Long Island.
Republic Airport was developed by Sherman Fairchild as the Fairchild Flying Field in East Farmingdale on Long Island, NY in late 1927 as his flying field and airplane factory in South Farmingdale was inadequate to support the mass production of his FC-2 and Model 71 airplanes.
Fairchild purchased property on the south side of Route 24-Conklin Street and had the airport's original layout plan prepared on November 3, 1927.
The 77.967 acre flying field was developed in the late winter and early spring of 1928 and was originally owned and operated by Fairchild Engine & Airplane Manufacturing Company.
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