Wold–Chamberlain Field

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Wold–Chamberlain Field was the original name of the major airport serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, now known as Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.

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Wold-Chamberlain Field 1
Wold–Chamberlain Field canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
alsoKnownAs Wold-Chamberlain Field
country United States
formerNameOf Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
hasCategory defunct airport name
transport infrastructure in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
hasFunction civil aviation facility
military aviation facility
hasSuccessor Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
historicalRole original major airport for Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
locatedIn City of Minneapolis
linked to: Minneapolis

Hennepin County
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
Minnesota
locatedNear Fort Snelling
Minnesota River
Mississippi River
namedAfter Cyrus Foss Chamberlain
Ernest Groves Wold
namedFor World War I aviators
partOf U.S. civil aviation network
United States Army Air Service history
transportation history of Minnesota
preceded Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport name change
serves Minneapolis
Saint Paul
linked to: City of Saint Paul

Twin Cities
timePeriod early 20th century
usedFor airmail service
commercial flights
military training

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Wold–Chamberlain Field alsoKnownAs Wold-Chamberlain Field
linked to: Wold–Chamberlain Field