- Date
- 1959-10
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationcommunicationtourisminfrastructureeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Island’s airport had installed UNICOM 122.8, had 80.87-octane gasoline available, and was in excellent condition for visiting pilots.
Evidence limits
The notice does not provide radio licensing, fuel invoices, runway inspections, flight logs, or operating records.
Sources
- Reports installation of UNICOM 122.8, availability of 80.87-octane gasoline, an airport in excellent condition, and a welcome to pilots. It does not provide radio licensing, fuel invoices, runway inspections, flight logs, or operating records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the airport service notice; it does not expand the aviation or infrastructure record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island airport adds UNICOM radio and aviation fuel service, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-airport-unicom-and-fuel-service-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1959, "AIRPORT NEWS." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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