It is named for Ayer native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas Moore.

The nearby Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Beverly was used as a bounce field.

The air traffic controllers worked in conjunction with their counterparts at the nearby Hanscom AFB.

On weekends the runways are currently the largest and only centrally located venue in southern New England for SCCA Solo style autocross competitions.

[3][4][5][6][7][8] There is now talk of putting an industrial park over the runways of Moore Army Airfield.

[2] In the morning hours of February 10, 2004, a single-engine Diamond DA20 Katana N-303EC suffered an in-flight engine-loss during an instructional flight.

The aircraft landed at the closed airport with no additional damage or injuries.