Trade Wind Airport

Trade Wind Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: MA44
Summary
Airport type	Private; Public Use
Owner	Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission
Operator	Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission
Location	Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Built	Unknown
In use	1938-present
Elevation AMSL	43 ft / 13 m
Coordinates	41°26′27.70″N 70°34′9.83″W / 41.4410278°N 70.5693972°W / 41.4410278; -70.5693972
Website	http://www.mvlandbank.com/18trade_wind.shtml
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 2,200 671 Turf
Statistics (2020)
Based aircraft 0

Trade Wind Airport (FAA LID: MA44) is an airfield in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, located in Dukes County on the Island of Martha's Vineyard.

The airfield has been in operation since at least 1938.^[1] It has two turf runways, numbered 6/24 and 13/31. Only runway 6/24 is currently in use. There is a hangar on the property, but there are currently no fueling or hangar facilities available. No overnight parking of planes is allowed, so planes must leave the same day. Aircraft wishing to park overnight use one of the other two airports on the island, Martha's Vineyard Airport or Katama Airpark.

The airport is on 71.9 acres of land known as the Trade Wind Fields Preserve and is owned and operated by the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission.

The airport is privately owned, for public use. Landing is allowed only after receiving a permission-to-land email from the Land Bank. Pilots request permission in advance using a form on the Land Bank's website. Permission-to-land emails are valid until December 31 and must be renewed annually.^[2]