Haysfield Airport
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Direction | Length | Surface | |
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13/31 | 732 | 2,400 | Grass |
Haysfield Airport - MD24 was an airport located in Howard County, Maryland.
History
Haysfield Airport started operations in 1974.[1] The airport was founded by Alfred Bassler. Bassler's father owned a large strategic parcel and airfield where Howard Research Associates intended to build the development of Columbia, Maryland. Bassler exchanged land to avoid capital gains for a 504-acre Hayland farm in nearby Clarksville, Maryland where he established Haysfield Airport and a tree nursery.[2] At its peak the airfield hosted 50 aircraft onsite. The airfield faced regular zoning battles throughout its history.[3][4] There were efforts to convert the airport to public use, but the NSA and Maryland Aviation Administration opposed the plan.[5]
After the September 11th attacks, a series of highly restrictive airspace changes now called the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area overlapped the field slowing business.[6] In 2013, the airfield was closed by the Bassler family corporation in a 5 to 3 vote in order to create the 159 unit Walnut Creek housing development.[7]
See also
- Glenair Airport
References
- ^ "MD24 - Haysfield Airport". SkyVector. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Barnhardt, Laura (May 19, 1996). "Farmers: town's forgotten pioneers In 1960s, they sold land to Rouse, making Columbia possible". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ E.H. (June 9, 1982). "Bassler wins appeal for airfield zoning". The Baltimore Sun. ProQuest 537998069.
- ^ "Zoners allow airstrip amid corn fields". The Baltimore Sun. July 28, 1975. ProQuest 535534343.
- ^ Nelson, Erik (January 5, 1995). "Pact for new airport would keep Haysfield rustic". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024.
- ^ Adams, Paul (July 21, 2003). "Baltimore-Area Flight Limits Frustrate Pilots, Choke Small Airports' Business". Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. ProQuest 463866387.
- ^ Holzberg, Janene (December 19, 2013). "Clarksville's Basslers say goodbye to family farm, Haysfield Airport". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
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