Newark airport adjoins municipal docks and ship basin at Port Newark on shore of Newark Bay; it fronts for nearly one mile on concrete highway, being constructed by state to connect with Holland tunnel under Hudson River; when completed, Newark airport will cover area of 500 acres of what was formerly salt marsh; municipal hangars are being completed by city; double runway, built in shape of Maltese cross, 600 ft. wide and half mile long; in center of each runway there is takeoff strip 200 ft. wide, of cinders rolled hard and saturated with asphalt.


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    Title :

    The Newark metropolitan airport


    Additional title:

    World Ports


    Published in:

    World Ports ; 16 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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