Lufker Airport (FAA LID: 49N, formerly O00)[2][3] is a privately owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of East Moriches, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

This happens to be the same airport (Chapmans) where Juan Trippe (The founder of Pan American Airlines) bought his first airplane, a "Curtiss Jenny" for the Harvard Aero Club.

Lou Lufker was a Suffolk County police officer who was interested in the field for several years.

At the time Mr. Lufker was operating an aerial advertising business around the New York City area and was looking for his own field.

Lou was familiar with the field, many years prior he gave flight instruction lessons (out of Zahn's and Bayport Airports) and brought his students in there.

The field is home to general aviation aircraft including antique biplanes, ultralights, powered parachutes, helicopters, and gliders.

In 1995 Mr. Lufker purchased a 1931 open cockpit Bird biplane in Penn Valley, California.

During the 52 hours that it took to traverse the country they encountered extreme heat over the Mojave Desert, severe turbulence, strong headwinds over Texas, and a rainstorm in Alabama.

Lufker Airport covers an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 57 feet (17 m) above mean sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending September 8, 2010, the airport had 2,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 208 per month.