Katama Airfield

September 14, 1973

Planes on the Plain? Sheep in the Hangar? Sky’s the Limit

Bruce Brooks
The firm, flat fields of Katama, the so-called Great Plain - what use could the energetic men of the 1920’s make of the stretching monotony to fully exploit its, well, its...evenness?
Katama Airfield

2022

September 22, 2022

Under the Radar at Katama Airfield

Aidan Pollard
Katama Airfield
Katama Airport general manager Alyssa Fitzpatrick didn't anticipate learning to fly when she started working for Mike Creato, the Island's biplane specialist, 20 years ago.

2021

April 22, 2021

Shai Brothers Land Katama Airfield Restaurant Bid

Noah Asimow
Katama Airfield
Edgartown select board
The Katama Airfield Commission has awarded Zared and Evan Shai — owners of Backyard Taco and Dos Mas eateries — the bid to operate the restaurant space at the airfield.

2020

October 2, 2020

Scrappy to the Last, Katama Hangar Comes Down

Louisa Hufstader
Katama Airfield
The World War II-era hangar at Katama Airfield was reduced to scrap on Thursday afternoon — not for the first time, but definitely for the last.
September 14, 2020

Vintage World War II-Era Planes Make Vineyard Flyover

Louisa Hufstader
Katama Airfield
More than half a dozen World War II-era planes paid a visit to Martha’s Vineyard Sunday, landing at the Katama Airfield, and putting on a small show overhead.
September 9, 2020

Katama Hangar Ready for Demolition

Noah Asimow
Katama Airfield
Demolitions

The dilapidated Katama Airfield hanger in Edgartown will be officially demolished over the next two weeks, town administrator James Hagerty informed selectmen at a meeting Tuesday.

2019

March 28, 2019

Katama Hangar Heads Back to Voters

Steve Myrick
Katama Airfield
The fate of the hangar is back in the hands of Edgartown voters when they go to town meeting on April 9, and two days later to the ballot box for a Proposition 2 1/2 override question.

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