Evening star., 1933-07-16

In Otner words, there apparently
lership of an air terminal in the
e air transport industry.
abe ndond last Fall was revived dur
ing the past week by Eastern Air
Transport, as vacation traffic began to
| build up. At the same time new
express schedule was opened from
Washington to New York, and several
slack" schedules were eliminated.
The Atlantic City service calls for
a round trip daily by tri-motored
Stlnson, leaving the New Jersey resort
city at $50 am. and leaving Wash
lngton at pm. The trip requires
two hours. and the times are designed
to give the best possible service to
local business men who desire to COM
mute to the coastal city.
The new express schedule, north
bound only, leaves Washington Hoover
Airport at 7 am. daily. The discon-
tinued schedules are those between this
city and New York which left Wash
lngton at 10 and II am. and pm.
and which left New York 10 am. and
2 pm.
New AirpOrts Built
The growing influence of air trans
portatiOn on the life OF the people is
demonstrated by a continued increase.
IN the face of unsatisfactory business
conditions, in the number of airports
and landing fields in the United States
Since the former aviation fever"
which resulted in the projecting of
scores OF airports which were unlusti-
he'd By any immediate prospects of
business, long since has died, the new
airportS OF the past year may be re-
gaIoed as answers to a substantial de-
mand for aviation service.
A survey by the Department of Com
merce aeTonauticS branch shows that
on July l there were 2.136 airports
and landing fields in the United States,
an increase Of SO since the same time
last year. A total Of 63l of these were
partially or fully lighted for night use
At the beginning OF this month there
were $50 municipal and 653 commercial
alrports devoted to the civic needs of
municipalities throughout the country.
525 auxiliary fields and 269 Department
OF Commerce intermediate landing
fields, which largely constitute aids
along the airWays; 55 Army airdromes,
l6 naval air stations and 68 miscel-
laneouS Government. private and State
airports and landing fields.
The District of Columbia continued
to be recorded as having three fields,
one commercial. one Army and one
Navy, all three lighted for night opera
tons. California leads all the States
with total Of PA airports, Texas being
/ second with 1856 and Pennsylvania third
with Ill. California has the largest
number Of municipal airports So:
pennsylvania the most commercial ell
ports. 70, and Alaska the largest num-
Der Of auxiliary fields, TO-
Naval Stations Closed.
As part of its economy program.
Navy has been forced to close g
its radio direction-fnder stations.
Of which are on the Atlantic Coz
and IA of its radio stations. Notice @
the abandoning of these important fa-
cllities has been issued to all airp,anc
pilots by the Navy photographic Office.
The Atlantic Coast direction finder
stations which have been closed are
located at Cape Elizabeth. Portland.
Me; Thatcher Island. Gloucester.
Mass; Deer Island. Mass; Fourth
Cliff. Mass; Cape Cod Mass; Prices
Neck R. l.; Amagarsett. Long Island
n. Y: Fire Island. N. Y: Manasouar
n. j.; Cape May. N. j.; Cape Henlopen.
/ Del; Bethany Beach. Del: Poyners
Hill, N. c.: Cape Hatteras, N. c., and
Cape Lookout. n. c.
The West Coast direction finder sta
tons which have been closed dow.
are those at Point Hueneme, Point
Reyes and Point St George. Calf;
Empire and Fort Stevens. Greg: Kip
san Beach and New Dungeness. Wash,
and Soapstone Point. Alaska.
The following naval radio stations
have been closed: Portsmouth. N. H.
tstatlon NAC); Newport. R. I. (NAF);
lakehurst. N. J. (NEL); Philadelphia
'NAD. closed except for aircraft and
emergency communications: Paris
Island. S. c. tNAV). closed except for
training and emergency: New Orleans
INAI); Brownsville, Tex. tNAY).
Cayey, Puerto Rico (NAUD: Port au
Prince. Haiti (NSCI. closed to CONNER
claI business: Great Lakes. III. mad:
Coroova. Alaska tNPAJ: Puerto Obaldia
Panama tNRK): La Palma. Panama
tNCW), and Hilo. Territory of Hawaii
(NPH).