Mitchel Field complex

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aviation facility former military airfield redeveloped commercial area

The Mitchel Field complex was a major U.S. Army airfield and aviation hub on Long Island, New York, that later became the site of significant commercial and retail development.

Aliases (1)

Mitchel Field ×3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aviation facility → former military airfield → redeveloped commercial area →
category	Airfields in Nassau County, New York → Former military installations in New York → Redeveloped military bases in the United States →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
currentFunction	mixed-use commercial area → office and institutional campus → retail center →
hasNearbyFacility	Cradle of Aviation Museum → Hofstra University campus → Nassau Community College →
hasPart	Mitchel Air Force Base →
hasRedevelopmentType	commercial redevelopment → institutional redevelopment → retail redevelopment →
hasTransportationRole	air transportation hub →
hasUse	commercial development → educational facilities → military aviation → recreational facilities → retail development →
historicalFunction	aviation hub on Long Island → major U.S. Army airfield →
locatedIn	Hempstead, New York → Long Island → Nassau County, New York → state of New York →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Garden City, New York → Hofstra University → Nassau Coliseum → Roosevelt Field → Uniondale, New York →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force → United States Army → United States Army Air Forces →
militaryStatus	decommissioned airfield →
namedAfter	John Purroy Mitchel →
operatedBy	United States Army →
partOf	Nassau Hub area →
usedBy	United States Air Force → United States Army Air Corps → United States Army Air Forces →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hempstead Plains ("Mitchel Field") →	associatedWith
Uniondale, New York ("Mitchel Field") →	containsFacility
Roosevelt Field Mall ("Mitchel Field") →	nearbyAttraction
Roosevelt Field →	partOf
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum →	partOfComplex