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Other Historical South Florida Airports (Viking, Sunny South, Homestead General, Tamiami, North Perry, TNT etc.)


There were numerous other airports in South Florida that existed long before most of the current residents were born or moved into the area. Unfortunately, like with other historical buildings and features in the county, they have been plowed under and there are few if any historical markers that have been erected to tell people what once existed there.

Wanted: any information on the 54th Street Flying Field, also known as Hialeah Airport on the north side of NW 54th Street (Hialeah Drive) between E. 4th Avenue and E. 8th Avenue (LeJeune Road). There are a couple of photos below that show this airport but I would love to have more.

This photo gallery attempts to preserve some of the memories for future generations.

1920s - Viking Airport at the west end of Collins (later Venetian) Causeway
1920s - Viking Airport at the west end of Collins (later Venetian) Causeway
1924 - article about first aerial mapping of Miami with Andrew Heermance as pilot of the Curtiss aircraft
1924 - article about first aerial mapping of Miami with Andrew Heermance as pilot of the Curtiss aircraft
1933 - article about Charles Lindbergh and wife returning to the USA at Miami's Seaplane Base
1933 - article about Charles Lindbergh and wife returning to the USA at Miami's Seaplane Base
1935 - Richard Archibold's Fairchild 91 Kono aircraft at the Viking Airport along the Venetian Causeway
1935 - Richard Archibold's Fairchild 91 "Kono" aircraft at the Viking Airport along the Venetian Causeway
1930's - Viking Seaplane Base and Causeway Base from the Miami Air Guide
1930's - Viking Seaplane Base and Causeway Base from the Miami Air Guide
1943 - entrance to the Army Air Corps base at Morrison Field (now Palm Beach International Airport)
1943 - entrance to the Army Air Corps base at Morrison Field (now Palm Beach International Airport)
1943 - B-24H #41-28632 crash after takeoff from Morrison Field, West Palm Beach
1943 - B-24H #41-28632 crash after takeoff from Morrison Field, West Palm Beach
1945 - destruction of aircraft and hangars at Richmond Naval Air Station in southwest Dade County
1945 - destruction of aircraft and hangars at Richmond Naval Air Station in southwest Dade County
1940's - Miami Aviation Center at Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) and NE 123rd Street, North Miami
1940's - Miami Aviation Center at Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) and NE 123rd Street, North Miami
1950 - article about mid-air collision and crash at Sunny South Airport, Miami
1950 - article about mid-air collision and crash at Sunny South Airport, Miami
1952 - article about Coast Guard providing PBY escorts for group of private aircraft from Sunny South Airport to Havana
1952 - article about Coast Guard providing PBY escorts for group of private aircraft from Sunny South Airport to Havana
1952 - unknown just east of NW 27th Avenue north of 135th Street, Miami
1952 - unknown just east of NW 27th Avenue north of 135th Street, Miami
1952 - the original Homestead Airport east of US 1 (see comments below)
1952 - the original Homestead Airport east of US 1 (see comments below)
1955 - two Navy blimps at Boca Chica Naval Air Station
1955 - two Navy blimps at Boca Chica Naval Air Station
1963 - aerial view of the original Tamiami Airport on the Tamiami Trail (US 41) in Dade County
1963 - aerial view of the original Tamiami Airport on the Tamiami Trail (US 41) in Dade County
1964 - the Coast Guard Air Station at Dinner Key before their move to Opa-locka Airport
1964 - the Coast Guard Air Station at Dinner Key before their move to Opa-locka Airport
1964 - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute Beech-18 N9156R at the original Tamiami Airport
1964 - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute Beech-18 N9156R at the original Tamiami Airport
1970 - aerial view of North Perry Airport, Miramar, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines
1970 - aerial view of North Perry Airport, Miramar, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines
1970 - aerial view of the Dade County Training & Transition Airport under construction
1970 - aerial view of the Dade County Training & Transition Airport under construction
1970's - ex-USN Lockheed XR6O-1 (R6V-1) Constitution N7673C on NW 135th Street, Opa-locka
1970's - ex-USN Lockheed XR6O-1 (R6V-1) Constitution N7673C on NW 135th Street, Opa-locka
1970's - ex USN Lockheed XR6O-1 (R6V-1) Constitution N7673C on NW 135th Street, Opa-locka
1970's - ex USN Lockheed XR6O-1 (R6V-1) Constitution N7673C on NW 135th Street, Opa-locka