Bridgeport-Cahill Field

Economic reasons and industrial redevelopment. The land occupied by the airport was sold for the development of the Pureland Industrial Complex. The location's strategic value for logistics and warehousing, being close to major highways (I-295, NJ Turnpike) and the Delaware River, made it far more valuable for industrial use than for general aviation, leading to its closure and redevelopment.

The site of the former airport has been completely redeveloped and is now part of the Pureland Industrial Complex, a large-scale industrial park. The exact coordinates of the former airfield are now occupied by massive warehouses, distribution centers, truck depots, and associated roads. There are no physical remnants of the runway, hangars, or any other airport facilities visible today.

Bridgeport-Cahill Field (also known by FAA identifier N49) was a post-World War II general aviation airport established around 1947. It was a privately owned, public-use field operated by the Cahill family, serving the local aviation community in Southern New Jersey. The airport primarily handled flight training, private aircraft storage, and recreational flying. It featured a single paved runway, listed in the 1980s as Runway 10/28 with a length of 2,600 feet. It served as a vital local hub for private pilots and small aircraft but never hosted scheduled commercial or significant military operations. Its history is representative of many small, family-owned airfields that were established after WWII but were later closed due to increasing land values and urban/industrial expansion.

Zero. The land has been irrevocably and completely transformed into a major industrial and logistics hub. The cost to acquire the land and demolish the existing billion-dollar infrastructure would be prohibitive, and there is no political or economic will to do so. The site will not be reopened as an airport.