# Grumman Bethpage Airport

Bethpage, NY · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-0a9c52bc79` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ny/bethpage-grumman-bethpage-airport/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-0a9c52bc79.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-0a9c52bc79.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-0a9c52bc79

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | industrial, mixed, office | none |
| What is there now | redeveloped site, which contains a large industrial park | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1990 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 120.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Grumman Aerospace, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bethpage

## Timeline

- 1990: airport closure
- 1990: Closed

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Grumman Bethpage Airport (IATA: BPA, ICAO: KBPA) – also known as Grumman Airport, Bethpage Airport, and Grumman Field – was an airport located in Bethpage within the Town of Oyster Bay, in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States.
The airport was also the former headquarters of Grumman Aerospace and was home to Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Bethpage.


== History ==
Grumman opened the 120-acre (49 ha) Grumman Bethpage Airport in 1936, after outgrowing its facilities at the nearby Republic Airport in East Farmingdale; the company also erected its corporate headquarters and aircraft manufacturing factories on the site.
During World War II, the uptick in military aircraf.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Bethpage_Airport

## Sources

- Grumman Bethpage Airport — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_Bethpage_Airport
- County Route 9 (Nassau County, New York) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Route_9_(Nassau_County,_New_York)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Grumman Bethpage Airport, Bethpage, NY." Record n-0a9c52bc79, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ny/bethpage-grumman-bethpage-airport/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_bethpagegrummanbethpageairport,
  title = {Grumman Bethpage Airport, Bethpage, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ny/bethpage-grumman-bethpage-airport/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-0a9c52bc79, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.