Mechanics Bay landed in Mechanics Bay, which was the centre of international aviation for New Zealand until the 1950s. Even after the construction of Auckland International Airport at Mangere in the 1960s, Mechanics Bay was still used by flying boats to the Pacific Islands, e.g. for the "Coral Route" to Fiji. From 1962 to 1989, Mechanics Bay was home to first Tourist Air Travel, then Mount Cook Airline then Sea Bee Air operating a fleet of Grumman Goose, Grumman Widgeon and Grumman Turbo Goose amphibian aircraft for regular scheduled passenger and freight services to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf (particularly Great
Ocean City Municipal Airport (New Jersey) Ocean City Municipal Airport (New Jersey) Ocean City Municipal Airport is the only airport located on a New Jersey barrier island. Named Clarke Field after a Naval commander, the public airport is located located two nautical miles (3.704 km) southwest of the central business district of Ocean City, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by the City of Ocean City. It was built between 1934 and 1935 with funds from the Civil Works Administration. In October 1929, Ocean City officials purchased of land between 22nd and 28th street, west of Bay Avenue, for $87,000 (1929