Anderson Field (Nevada)
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Anderson Field was the first airport to serve Las Vegas
, Nevada
. The north boundary of the airfield was the present day Sahara Avenue, with the present day Paradise Road
serving as the western boundary.
The airfield opened on Thanksgiving Day, 1920.
The land for the airport was purchased on December 21, 1925 by the Rockwell Brothers. Airmail service was initiated on April 17, 1926 from Los Angeles, California
by Western Air Express. Western continued to use the field until 1929 when they moved to the new Alamo Landing Field
at the site of the current Nellis Air Force Base
.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. The north boundary of the airfield was the present day Sahara Avenue, with the present day Paradise Road
Nevada State Route 605
State Route 605 was a north–south state highway in the Las Vegas urban area. SR 605 comprised a portion of Paradise Road.-Route description:...
serving as the western boundary.
History
Construction on the field began when the surface was leveled.The airfield opened on Thanksgiving Day, 1920.
The land for the airport was purchased on December 21, 1925 by the Rockwell Brothers. Airmail service was initiated on April 17, 1926 from Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
by Western Air Express. Western continued to use the field until 1929 when they moved to the new Alamo Landing Field
Alamo Landing Field
Alamo Landing Field is a public-use airport located west of the central business district of Alamo, in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. The airport is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. It is the closest public-use airport to Groom Lake....
at the site of the current Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is under the jurisdiction of Air Combat Command .-Overview:...
.