Prior to the construction of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, the island was considered as a site for a municipal airport, and it held a small grass strip, the Governors Island Army Airfield, from the 1950s until the 1960s.
The island was considered as a site for a municipal airport. This was prior to the construction of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. It held a small grass strip from the 1950s until the 1960s. This was prior to the construction of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. The Governors Island Army Airfield was a small grass strip.