# Lobb Field

Rochester, MN · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-77ecf6ef81` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/mn/rochester-lobb-field/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-77ecf6ef81.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-77ecf6ef81.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-77ecf6ef81

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | none |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | civic, housing | none |
| What is there now | Meadow Park, including Ben Franklin Elementary School | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Mayo Foundation | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Northwest Airways, Mid-Continent, Western, Ozark Airlines

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Lobb Field is a former airport and military airfield in Rochester, Minnesota, United States.


== History ==
Lobb Field, the original airport for Rochester, was established in 1928 by the Mayo Foundation to get patients to the Mayo Clinic. It was in what is now South-East Rochester and occupied 285 acres (115 ha).
Plans for the airport were announced on 13 July 1928, the day that scheduled air service to Rochester began. 
Starting on that date, Jefferson Airways operated two Ford Tri-motor flights per day between Rochester and St.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobb_Field

## Sources

- Lobb Field — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobb_Field

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Lobb Field, Rochester, MN." Record n-77ecf6ef81, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/mn/rochester-lobb-field/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_rochesterlobbfield,
  title = {Lobb Field, Rochester, MN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/mn/rochester-lobb-field/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-77ecf6ef81, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.