Speedway Field

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Speedway Field was the original airfield that evolved into today’s Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota.

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Speedway Field canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield ⓘ
former airport ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endTime 1930s ⓘ
evolvedInto Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport ⓘ
hasHeritage early aviation facility in Minnesota ⓘ
hasRoleIn development of commercial aviation in the Twin Cities ⓘ
origin of Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport ⓘ
hasSuccessor Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport ⓘ
inception early 1920s ⓘ
locatedIn Fort Snelling area ⓘ
Hennepin County, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Hennepin County

Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
locatedNear Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to: Minneapolis

Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ
namedAfter adjacent speedway auto racing track ⓘ
partOf Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport ⓘ
precededBy auto racing track at the same site ⓘ
replacedBy expanded Minneapolis–Saint Paul airport facilities ⓘ
startTime 1920s ⓘ
usedBy Minnesota National Guard ⓘ
U.S. Army Air Corps ⓘ
usedFor civil aviation ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ

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