Tweed-New Haven Airport Marks 95 Years Since 1931 Dedication With Hangar Celebration
Why It MattersA 95-year milestone at a regional airport that has moved from municipal field to commercial and wartime service shows how smaller airports use community events to sustain local support.
Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) marked the 95th anniversary of its dedication on Saturday, August 29, with a celebration attended by airport employees, families, neighbors and community partners. The event was held inside a Robinson Aviation hangar.

The airport was dedicated on August 29, 1931, when an estimated 12,000 people gathered to open New Haven's new municipal airport, then called New Haven Municipal Airport. It welcomed its first commercial airline in 1933, served as an Army air base during World War II, and later saw the arrival of the jet age.

















































