Bellanca Airfield, New Castle

Name: Bellanca Airfield
Address: New Castle, United States

#14 among attractions in New Castle

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The Bellanca Airfield was an airfield, aircraft plant, and service hangar built in 1928 by Giuseppe Bellanca and Henry B. DuPont in New Castle, Delaware. Located off Route 273 near the Delaware River, the plant produced approximately 3000 aircraft before closing in 1954. ()

Built: 1936 (88 years ago)Coordinates: 39°39'51"N, 75°35'12"W

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Bellanca Airfield – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Castle Court House Museum, Amstel House, First State National Historical Park, Battery Park.

1.3 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
New Castle Court House Museum, New Castle
33 min walk • The New Castle Court House Museum is the center of a circle with a 12-mile radius that defines most of the border between the states of Delaware and Pennsylvania and parts of the borders between Delaware and New Jersey and Maryland.
1.2 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Amstel House, New Castle
31 min walk • Amstel House, also known as Dr. Finney House, is a preserved building in New Castle, Delaware, United States, built in the 1730s. The decline of New Castle in the 19th century meant that many owners of homes could no longer afford to make changes to them, which is why so many buildings were preserved.
1.1 miE
Park
First State National Historical Park, New Castle
30 min walk • First State National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit which lies primarily in the state of Delaware but which extends partly into Pennsylvania in Chadds Ford.
1.3 miE
Playground, Park, River
Battery Park, New Castle
33 min walk • Battery Park is a public park in New Castle, Delaware bordered by West 3rd Street, Delaware Street and the Delaware River. The Separation Day celebration commemorating the political division of Delaware from Pennsylvania is held here in mid-June annually.
1.2 miE
39°39'36"N • 75°33'53"W
2nd ACT - Antiques, New Castle
31 min walk • Museum, Antiques, Shopping
0.9 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Lesley-Travers Mansion, New Castle
24 min walk • Lesley-Travers Mansion, also known as the Deemer House, Travers House, and Lesley House, is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Baltimore architects Thomas and James Dixon and built in 1855. It has a two-story, five bay, brick core with several appendages and wings.
1.2 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Pratt Gymnasium, Wilmington
31 min walk • The Pratt Student Center opened in 2013 after a remodeling of the Pratt Gymnasium. The Pratt Gymnasium was a 600-seat multi-purpose arena in New Castle, Delaware, on the campus of Wilmington University.