Evening star., 1931-06-19
AIRPORT LOCATION
APPEARS SETTLED
| BY WEATHER MOVE
Station, Key of Coastal
Routes, to Be Moved From
Boiling to Hoover Field.
TRANSFER BY JULY
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION
Senator Bingham Expresses Salts
faction at Commercial Phase
Gains.

Definite indication that a govern
mental airport for the National Capital
will be developed at Washington
Hoover Field was seen today in the
announcement that the Weather Bu-
reau is planning to move its airways
weather station, key station on the
coastal airWay, from Boiling Field 70
Washington-H Hoover Airport
The proposed transfer. which 4 ts
understood Is TO be. made about July
], gives official recognition TO the Wash
ington-Hoover Airport as the center Of
civil aviation in the National Capital.
Transfer Of the weather station IS
expected TO be followed very soon By
the transfer Of night airnaH activities
from Boiling Field 70 the civil airport.
consolidating all air transport opera
tions out OF the National Capital at the
one field. which will rank as one Of
the busiest air terminals in the coun-
try. with 20 scheduled air transport
arrivals and departures daily.
Word that the Weather Bureau has
reached decision to transfer the sta
ton, providing suitable facilities are
made available at the civil field was
received today b. Senator Hiram Bing-
ham of Connecticut, president of the
National Aeronautical Association and
advocate of the creation of the Cap
ital's municipal airport on the site OF
the present commercial airport.
Matter Under Discussion.
The matter now is under discussion
between DR.. Charles F. Marvin, chief
Of the Weather Bureau and officials of
Washington-H Hoover Airport. 1t is be-
lieved that the arranger- Its will be
made satisfactorily, Senator Bingham
said
Notification Of the intention to trans
fer the station was given Senator Bing-
ham as result of a letter written by
him to DR.. Marvin this week urging
, that the transfer be made.
I'VE are all Of us glad to see that
the local commercial airport which is
slowly coming into national prominence.
is being used more and more" Senator
Bingham said in his letter to DR.. Mar
vim. ''On my visits to various airports
l have been struck by the value of
weather service received at such fire.
quent intervals.
I hope that it may be possible for
| you to change the present location of
| the airwayS weather station from Boil
ing Field to Washington-Hoover Air
| port where the information will be at
various passenger lines that are now US
ing that important port.
10 Information for Navy.
"The Army can readily secure infor-
nation from their military fields and
ought not to object to being obliged to
! telephone to the Washington Airport
| for other information. The number of
! planes and passengers now arriving
dai OF ITocI1iy1ofOFN Aiy-YlOrf sc e
much greater than those arriving at
Boiling Field that I feel sure this is a
reasonable request"
Location of the weather station at
Boiling Field was a result of the inabil-
ity of Congress, District officials and
aeronautical authorities to reach an
agreement on a permanent municipal
airport site for the Capital. 1t was the
original plan to establish the weather
station at the field which loomed as the
center of future civil air developmert.
Establishment at Boiling was decided
upon because Of the need of rapid. &C.
curate weather information service for
/ the night airmail which was being oper-
ated from the Army field under tenn
porary permit from the War Depart
Ynent.
The decision to locate the station at
Washington Hoover Airport is expected
! to stifle any efforts which may be
made during the coming session of Con-
| gress to create an airport at Gravelly
Point Or any site other than Washing
| ton-Hoover Airport and is expected to
be a powerful aid in the effort to en-
| large the landing area at the CONNER
cial field by closing the section of Mill
| tary road between the two halves of the
present airport area and possibly by
opening of portion of the Department
of Agriculture experimental farm for
! airport purposes.