Watch Biplanes Take Off From Cape Cod Airfield In Massachusetts
By Melissa Mahoney|Published July 06, 2021
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I'm an east coast girl living in a west coast world. I grew up in New England before moving to SoCal for several years. I then lived in NYC or a year before moving to AZ in 2009. I worked in the entertainment industry for many years of my adult life and have a deep love for photography, writing, and traveling around the U.S. as well as to far-flung locations around the world. Travel is my life and writing about it is a dream!
Located in the woods of Cape Cod is an 88-acre airfield that dates all the way back to the 1920s. Once a training field for the Army Air Corps, it is now a private airpark owned by the town of Barnstable. Whether or not you decide to go skydiving or take a ride on a biplane, you are more than welcome to visit Cape Cod Airfield to watch the planes and skydivers take off.
Set among the 88-acre Cape Cod Airfield are three grass runways, two airplane hangars, and a charming windmill.
The historic airfield is home to 21 private planes including DC-3s, a Beech 18, a Seabee, and antique taildragger planes. A skydiving business and aerial advertising business also make their homes here.
Visitors are welcome to swing by and watch the biplanes and skydivers take off into the sky. Feel free to pack a picnic as there's a picnic table to use as well as Adirondack chairs to sit back and relax in. And children will have fun playing on the biplane rocking horse.
If you don't want to just sit idly by watching the planes take off, book a daytime or sunset ride aboard a Waco YMF-5 Biplane. Rides are 15, 25, or 35 minutes long.
If you've always wanted to go skydiving at the Cape, reserve a jump time with Skydive the Mills located at the airfield. A tandem jump with a skilled instructor is another way to get spectacular views from the air!
Whether or not you book a biplane ride or skydive, there's just something so magical about watching planes take off and land at a historic grass airfield. It's the perfect activity for families to do for a few hours.
Have you watched the planes take off at Cape Cod Airfield? Or maybe you were more daring and took a biplane ride or went skydiving instead? If so, please let us know about your experience in the comment section.
For more information on Cape Cod Airfield in Massachusetts, visit the official website and follow the Facebook page. You can also watch airplanes land from Castle Island in Boston.
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