Northeast Airlines was discussed as a possible service provider to Fall River but it never happened.

The airport was built by the U.S. government as an "auxiliary" field associated with Quonset Naval Air Station and was once home to a few Massachusetts Air National Guard helicopters.

Runway lighting was marginally kept working by volunteer pilots who used the facility.

In addition to the bird hazard from the landfill, numerous large apartment buildings were built nearby.

Lack of security, including only rudimentary fencing, resulted in frequent vandalism to aircraft causing many owners to move to nearby New Bedford and Taunton (Massachusetts) airports.