The old Aeroflex Airport is nestled along one of the main trails located inside Kittatinny Valley State Park in Andover, NJ. Kittatinny is a state park that includes running, hiking and horse trails.
The door above is the entrance to a separate section of the airport building that included offices bathrooms.
The main trail is one of which I used to run as part of my cross country course in high school. This was the first time I had stepped inside aeroflex airport to take a look for myself.
Once inside the door I walked into the open expanse of what used to be the hangar for various small aircraft including a small group of fire suppression planes.
This appears to be a currently used garage/storage area for the airfield located about a mile from the where we are now.
This is an old locked shed, still in use with the park service.It is no doubt, full of equipment used for lawn and trail maintenance. The trail towards the right of the photo leads to a foundation for a house dating back to 1947. (Picture Below)
Above is a photograph of one of the doors where utility trucks, fueling trucks and other vehicles would have been stored as well as parts and tools for airplane maintenance.
If you take a quick drive to the other side of Lake Aeroflex at Kittatinny, there is a trail head that will lead you through the woods to a cave. It is not hard to miss, but you have to know what you're looking for. The story I heard about this cave is that it was used by the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenepe indians possibly dating as far back as the early 1600's when they first settled in New Jersey from Maryland. This cave is one of many in the immediate area. (See article: Andover Caves)
(Photography by TJ Dalenberg)
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