Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport
Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport - CLOSED Harold W. Brown Memorial Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private - CLOSED | ||||||||||
| Owner | Estate of Helen M. Brown | ||||||||||
| Serves | Monroeville, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,187 ft / 362 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°27′08″N 079°46′29″W / 40.45222°N 79.77472°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport (FAA LID: 15PA) was a private airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) north of the central business district of Monroeville, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The airport was privately owned by the estate of Harold and Helen Brown and was also known as Harold W. Brown Memorial Field after its founder.
Prior to its closing, 2,000 planes landed and took off at the airport every year, according to former manager Ray Wible. Pilots using the field paid $3 (on the honor system) to defray the expenses of mowing the grass and maintaining the runway for an overnight stay.
The airport hosted a gathering every other year for the Aero Club of Pittsburgh. The airport buildings also served as the meeting place for Cadet Squad 604 of the Civil Air Patrol.
The airfield was used as a filming location in a pivotal scene in the 1978 horror film Dawn of the Dead, and an exterior set of Jordy Verrill's space-grass-covered farmhouse was constructed on a grassy slope behind the main runway for the 1982 George A. Romero/Stephen King film Creepshow.
In 2023 The airport was sold to Clover Communities Monroeville LLC, which has built an assisted-living apartment complex on the property.