Opa-locka Airport (NARB Miami, NAS Miami, MCAS Miami etc.) Historical Photo Gallery Photo Gallery by Don Boyd at pbase.com

Opa-locka Airport (NARB Miami, NAS Miami, MCAS Miami etc.) Historical Photo Gallery

The land where Opa-locka Airport is was originally purchased by Glenn and Lena Curtiss in 1918. The famous blimp hangar was bought by the City of Miami from Key West, disassembled and moved to the southeast corner of the eventual Opa-locka Airport. A more detailed history of Opa-locka, written by Antolin Carbonell is located at: < http://www.miami-airport.com/html/opa-locka_history.html

Opa-locka was Naval Air Reserve Base Miami, Naval Air Station Miami, Marine Corps Air Station Miami (after the move from Master's Field) and deeded to Dade County in the early 1960's except for the federal portion of the airport that is Coast Guard Air Station Miami. It became an auxiliary airport under the Dade County Port Authority which became the Dade County Aviation Department in the early 1970's. The airport was renamed to Opa-locka Executive Airport in 2007.

19?? - N2C's at Naval Air Reserve Base Miami at Opa-locka	1930's- Blimp Hangar at NRAB Miami at Opa-locka Airport	1931 - article about USN Rear Admiral William A. Moffett in town to accept the new Opa-locka Airport for the government	1933 - the U. S. Navy's 785-foot USS AKRON ZRS-4 at Naval Reserve Air Base Miami at Opa-locka Airport	1933 - Germany's "Graf Zeppelin" with a Tydol gas truck at Naval Air Station Miami at Opa-locka
1935 - engine test building under construction at Naval ReserveAir Base Miami	1935 - view of Naval Reserve Air Base Miami at Opa-locka from the blimp mooring mast	1935 - view of the blimp mooring mast and hangar in the background at Naval Reserve Aviation Base Miami	1935 - the large swimming pool at Naval Reserve Air Base Miami at Opa-locka	1930's - NAS Miami at Opa-locka as depicted on the Miami Air Guide
1941- new buildings under construction at NAS Miami at Opa-locka due to World War II	1940s - the Officers swimming pool at Naval Air Station Miami at Opa-locka Airport	1943 - NAS Miami personnel posing at the Naval Air Station at Opa-locka	1944 - a formation of training aircraft from NAS Miami at Opa-locka inflight	1944 - Link Trainers in the Ground School at NAS Miami at Opa-locka
1944 - Waves barracks at Naval Air Station Miami at Opa-locka Airport	1947 - Naval Air Station Miami at Opa-locka Airport in the Flood of 1947	1952 - aerial image of NAS Miami at Opa-locka Airport	1952 - portion of Naval Air Station Miami now used by U. S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami	1952 - the eastern side of NAS Miami at Opa-locka Airport and unknown airport in the bottom right side
1952 - NAS Miami at Opa-locka Airport, Amelia Earhart Field and Master's Field, Miami	1954 - Naval Air Station Miami (Opa-locka) viewed from over the Cloverleaf	1962 - a replica of Glenn Curtiss's "June Bug" bi-plane at the Opa-locka Air Show	1962 - a U. S. Army Nike Zeus rocket on display at the Opa-locka Air Show	1962 - an Arabian Nights lady at the Opa-locka Air Show
1962 - an Arabian Nights lady at the Opa-locka Air Show	1962 - a variety of aircraft and missiles on display at the Opa-locka Air Show	1964 - Portions of former NAS Miami at Opa-locka advertised for auction by the GSA	1966 - Cessna C-150 N3095J and USCG HU-16 #CG-2135 at Opa-locka Airport	1960s - ex-USN Lockheed XR-60-1 Constitution N7673C at Opa-locka Airport
Late 1960's - Eastern Airlines Constellations stored at Opa-locka Airport	2010 - the new FAA Air Traffic Control Tower under construction at Opa-locka Executive Airport	2010 - the Historical Flight Foundation's restored Eastern Air Lines DC-7B N836D enroute to Opa-locka Executive Airport

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