USSC/North Haven Heliport

Economic reasons. The airfield's closure was a direct result of the closure of the Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine manufacturing and overhaul plant. The parent company, United Technologies Corporation (UTC), decided to shut down the North Haven facility as part of a broader corporate restructuring to consolidate operations and reduce costs.

The site has been completely transformed. After the plant and airfield were demolished in the early 2000s, the land underwent significant environmental remediation and was redeveloped. The primary structure on the site today is a massive Amazon fulfillment center (Bdl3) located at 415 Washington Avenue. The surrounding area also hosts other commercial and light industrial businesses. There are no remaining traces of the former runway or airport facilities.

The facility was a private airport (Pratt & Whitney Airport, FAA LID: CT37) with a runway and helipads, not a public heliport. Its sole purpose was to serve the massive, adjacent Pratt & Whitney plant. For decades, the airport was integral to the plant's operations, used for corporate and executive transport, urgent shipping of critical engine parts, and supporting one of the most important aerospace manufacturing sites in the United States. The plant produced and serviced engines for countless military and commercial aircraft, making the airfield a key logistical asset for the company and the U.S. defense industrial base.

None. The prospect of reopening the airport is zero. The land has been permanently repurposed with large-scale, permanent structures, including the Amazon distribution center, built directly over the footprint of the former airfield. The redevelopment is complete and irreversible.