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New York City s first municipal airport in Brooklyn is now the Floyd Bennett Field campground. Ecuador s Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito has become a large public space, Parque Bicentenario. And following that trend, one of the latest former airports to find a new use is Shanghai s Longhua Airport, which is now the Xuhui Runway Park. Xuhui Runway Park Credit: Sasaki
Until 1949, Longhua Airport, located in the Xuhui Riverfront Area, was the only civilian airport serving the Chinese city, but after operating for more than 80 years, the facility was shut down in 2011. It left behind a 6,004-foot-long and 262-foot-wide runway that had been built in 1948, according to the global design firm Sasaki s site.