Santa Monica Airport is closing on December 31st, 2028 after 50 years of complaints from locals (noise pollution, frequent crashes...) to be replaced by a huge parking lot
Does anyone have any info on this airstrip? It seems to be an equestrian facility and wedding venue on google maps but I can't find any info on any airstrip here.
The airport has four terminals and one FBO. Each terminal offers a variety of restaurants, stores, and many transportation companies for transfers. Some are good but used to be expensive. It's better to book transportation in advance because you could be scammed otherwise. Reliable transportation companies include Cancun Airport Transportation, Cancun Shuttles, and Airport Transportation and Taxi Aeropuerto Cancun.
Reply to @meredith: Oh, and I also took horseback riding lessons at Misty Manor Farm across from the airfield. 40 years later and I'm realizing I don't know how the horses handled the planes coming and going! The airport's owner, Al Bassler, wrote a book about Howard County history a couple of years ago at the young age of 97.
My mom used to have a small business selling planes and she sold out of Haysfield. This was also a great place to see Halley's Comet back in 1986, at the time the light pollution was pretty low. It's a bummer to see the location marker on top of a housing development in the satellite view.
I see that you have marked this airport as closed, however, I called them yesterday and they clearly said that they were open and that Jackie Hood Farms LLC was a fuel provider. They have it listed as Lawrence County Airport - 9A4 and the contact information is Glenn Reist lawrencecountyal.org/county-airport/. Phone number to confirm is on the airport's website.
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: Any information? I was told this was strip was initially bought by a German company that wanted to create some sort of airpark community.
This airstrip has evidently not seen a flight in years, and is blocked by farm equipment and sheds. Should have been delisted from FAA records long ago.
This National Park Service maintenance heliport is the closest aviation facility to Kilauea. That is a lot of tephra to deal with during eruption cycles!
Reply to @animebirder: Honestly, the FAA should not be listing this facility at all whatsoever. I was just here in May 2026 and it is basically barely a break in the trees at this point, even the old cane haul road is basically impassable. The only place that FAA LID makes any sense is Microsoft Flight Simulator.
One of the prettiest approaches in the state — you come in up the Sauk River valley under Whitehorse Mountain with the Glacier Peak wilderness beyond. The 2,491' paved strip (10/28) is in good shape. Plan for day VFR, no fuel on field, and bring your own tie-downs. Expect some chop on warm afternoons landing west, and note the west end of the field is a local cemetery — keep your pattern honest.
What sets Darrington apart is the walk: about ten minutes into a real mountain town with groceries, coffee, and a couple of good spots to eat. The Mountain Loop Highway, the Old Sauk Trail, and the Wild & Scenic Sauk River are all right there, and the Darrington Bluegrass Festival every July (50th anniversary in 2027) makes a great fly-in weekend. The town is actively working to bring the airport back to life — come see it while it's still quiet.
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: It has not been established in the 90s. While looking at aerial views it seems it has been established at 1979-1980s?
Reply to @ReefShore316: Hey it’s me! So this airstrip was indeed real and the runway was around 390 meters I’d say so and it has been established around the 1950s I’d say so? And that’s all I have for now
Reply to @ReefShore316: Hey it’s me! So this airstrip was indeed real and the runway was around 390 meters I’d say so and it has been established around the 1950s I’d say so? I’ll post more updates.
Would have liked to spend some time here. Maybe go to the Blue Bunny tour. I did see a vehicle with airport labeling so could have been a courtesy car. We had to make an unplanned stop here as I had a Sick passenger and she needed to get out for a bit before continuing on. So, we fueled up and waited until she was ready to go.
Did not notice a Curtesy car, but we had a vehicle waiting so did not look around for one. It was drizzly and rainy also, so we got the plane covered and left.
According to ulsportpilotsusa.org/airport-info/ there is a gravel strip on the west side of the airport for airpark operations and a parachute drop zone east of the airport.
Reply to @YankeePapa: Technically the x-out part and chevron indicate an area that is not usable (only for stopway) and does not count towards displaced threshold. The displacement is defined as the distance between start of the usable area until the landing threshold. A this airport there are no white arrows for the runway displacements drawn between the end of the chevron area and the threshold line (next to piano stripes).
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Brown Bear Airstrip
🔗 Tue, 25 Aug 2026
— @Pugliapilot at Brown Bear Airstrip, Canada
runway closed and abandoned.
re: Closed in 2028
🔗 Mon, 17 Aug 2026
— @MarioDoesAviation at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, United States
Reply to @MarioDoesAviation: I meant, a huge public park, called "Santa Monica Great Park"
Closed in 2028
🔗 Mon, 17 Aug 2026
— @MarioDoesAviation at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, United States
Santa Monica Airport is closing on December 31st, 2028 after 50 years of complaints from locals (noise pollution, frequent crashes...) to be replaced by a huge parking lot
Any Info?
🔗 Mon, 17 Aug 2026
— @Heartfrog_MSFS at Foxden Farms, Canada
Does anyone have any info on this airstrip? It seems to be an equestrian facility and wedding venue on google maps but I can't find any info on any airstrip here.
re: Prairie Aire
🔗 Sun, 16 Aug 2026
— @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Praire Aire Field, United States
Reply to @shumphries: i got you lad
re: ok man
🔗 Fri, 14 Aug 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Corkscrew Trace Airpark, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiastTWO: Yes i do
Prairie Aire
🔗 Thu, 13 Aug 2026
— @shumphries at Praire Aire Field, United States
This is now called Prairie Aire Field.
re: ok man
🔗 Tue, 11 Aug 2026
— @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Corkscrew Trace Airpark, United States
Reply to @ReefShore316:
oh hey man remember me
re: ok man
🔗 Tue, 11 Aug 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Corkscrew Trace Airpark, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiastTWO: I would think so.
re: (no subject)
🔗 Fri, 31 Jul 2026
— @Rob33904 at Tranquility Bay Strip, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: That would be awesome.
ok man
🔗 Wed, 29 Jul 2026
— @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Corkscrew Trace Airpark, United States
i have seen almost 0 activity from this airstrip PLEAAAASEE tell me if you do
re: Mostly used by mosquito control.
🔗 Wed, 29 Jul 2026
— @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Buckingham Field, United States
Reply to @Rob33904: there’s also an airpark situated around the actual airstrip
re: (no subject)
🔗 Wed, 29 Jul 2026
— @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Tranquility Bay Strip, United States
Reply to @Rob33904:
new account sorry
uhh i made a google doc about this airport with a friend if you want me to link it
huh???
🔗 Wed, 29 Jul 2026
— @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Big Pine Sands STOLGround, United States
how is this still on the platform
re: note!
🔗 Wed, 29 Jul 2026
— @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Coopland Landing Strip, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: hope i’m not too late
anyways so coopland landing strip was completely inaccurate in this description i gave on my old account
it was an airstrip that was established in the 80s, not the 90s. i thought a tree nursery’s road was the airstrip
uhh no i was wrong
(no subject)
🔗 Tue, 28 Jul 2026
— @erika-burgos at Cancún International Airport, Mexico
The airport has four terminals and one FBO. Each terminal offers a variety of restaurants, stores, and many transportation companies for transfers. Some are good but used to be expensive. It's better to book transportation in advance because you could be scammed otherwise. Reliable transportation companies include Cancun Airport Transportation, Cancun Shuttles, and Airport Transportation and Taxi Aeropuerto Cancun.
(no subject)
🔗 Tue, 28 Jul 2026
— @erika-burgos at Felipe Ángeles International Airport, Mexico
Good airport, very clean!
re: My mom sold planes here
🔗 Sun, 26 Jul 2026
— @meredith at Haysfield Airport, United States
Reply to @meredith: Oh, and I also took horseback riding lessons at Misty Manor Farm across from the airfield. 40 years later and I'm realizing I don't know how the horses handled the planes coming and going! The airport's owner, Al Bassler, wrote a book about Howard County history a couple of years ago at the young age of 97.
My mom sold planes here
🔗 Sun, 26 Jul 2026
— @meredith at Haysfield Airport, United States
My mom used to have a small business selling planes and she sold out of Haysfield. This was also a great place to see Halley's Comet back in 1986, at the time the light pollution was pretty low. It's a bummer to see the location marker on top of a housing development in the satellite view.
Parts Run
🔗 Wed, 22 Jul 2026
— @AlanM70 at Frost Flying Inc Airport, United States
Picked up turbine parts early morning to get home in a decent time.
Fuel Stop
🔗 Wed, 22 Jul 2026
— @AlanM70 at Frank Federer Memorial Airport, United States
Their fuel still doesn't cost an arm and a leg to fill up, just an arm.
This Airport is Open
🔗 Wed, 15 Jul 2026
— @David.A.Miller at Courtland Airport, United States
I see that you have marked this airport as closed, however, I called them yesterday and they clearly said that they were open and that Jackie Hood Farms LLC was a fuel provider. They have it listed as Lawrence County Airport - 9A4 and the contact information is Glenn Reist lawrencecountyal.org/county-airport/. Phone number to confirm is on the airport's website.
Mostly used by mosquito control.
🔗 Fri, 10 Jul 2026
— @Rob33904 at Buckingham Field, United States
There is still GA activity, but it's mostly just helicopters and the occasional DC3 used for mosquito control.
Runway 6 / 24 is often used for drag races.
re: (no subject)
🔗 Fri, 10 Jul 2026
— @Rob33904 at Tranquility Bay Strip, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: Any information? I was told this was strip was initially bought by a German company that wanted to create some sort of airpark community.
Only being used as a heliport.
🔗 Fri, 10 Jul 2026
— @Rob33904 at Woodstock Airport, United States
Only currently being used as a helicopter landing for lee co. mosquito control. It's pretty active with several landings a week.
re: Closed for years
🔗 Thu, 02 Jul 2026
— @Buzz777 at Campbellford Airport, Canada
Hey names Ryan looking to know if I could land here at the old strip I got a rans s12 do u know the person who live ing there now
(no subject)
🔗 Sun, 28 Jun 2026
— @rstan at Mid Valley International Airport, United States
Used o have cheap fuel
(no subject)
🔗 Sun, 28 Jun 2026
— @rstan at Natchitoches Regional Airport, United States
Nice country airport
Update
🔗 Sun, 21 Jun 2026
— @animebirder at Mountain View Airstrip, United States
This airstrip has evidently not seen a flight in years, and is blocked by farm equipment and sheds. Should have been delisted from FAA records long ago.
Trivia
🔗 Sun, 21 Jun 2026
— @animebirder at Rainshed Heliport, United States
This National Park Service maintenance heliport is the closest aviation facility to Kilauea. That is a lot of tephra to deal with during eruption cycles!
re: Still listed on AirNav but..
🔗 Sun, 21 Jun 2026
— @animebirder at Honokaa Airstrip, United States
Reply to @animebirder: Honestly, the FAA should not be listing this facility at all whatsoever. I was just here in May 2026 and it is basically barely a break in the trees at this point, even the old cane haul road is basically impassable. The only place that FAA LID makes any sense is Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Its great
🔗 Sun, 21 Jun 2026
— @F22 at Edward Bodden Little Cayman Airfield, Cayman Islands
be aware of wildlife while approaching
GO LONGHORNS
🔗 Sat, 20 Jun 2026
— @F22 at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, United States
Its Clean Airport with a timeless design and charm.
Glorious Glaciers, amazing Peaks.
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2026
— @Boomgaarden at Darrington Municipal Airport, United States
One of the prettiest approaches in the state — you come in up the Sauk River valley under Whitehorse Mountain with the Glacier Peak wilderness beyond. The 2,491' paved strip (10/28) is in good shape. Plan for day VFR, no fuel on field, and bring your own tie-downs. Expect some chop on warm afternoons landing west, and note the west end of the field is a local cemetery — keep your pattern honest.
What sets Darrington apart is the walk: about ten minutes into a real mountain town with groceries, coffee, and a couple of good spots to eat. The Mountain Loop Highway, the Old Sauk Trail, and the Wild & Scenic Sauk River are all right there, and the Darrington Bluegrass Festival every July (50th anniversary in 2027) makes a great fly-in weekend. The town is actively working to bring the airport back to life — come see it while it's still quiet.
(no subject)
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Tom Werner Airport, United States
Did not appear in any topo but still existed
Lock in nga
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Lain-Matthews Airport, United States
Since when this was a fucking airport
Lock the fuck in
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at B & L Farms Airport, United States
Airport is not usable. Has been closed since the 70s.
re: accident
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at (delete), United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast:
re: note!
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Coopland Landing Strip, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: It has not been established in the 90s. While looking at aerial views it seems it has been established at 1979-1980s?
(no subject)
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Vihler Landing Strip, United States
There is a aerial photo with 2 single engine aircraft to the bottom of the airstrip.
re: Just started gathering info
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Hugos STOLPort, United States
Reply to @ReefShore316: Hey it’s me! So this airstrip was indeed real and the runway was around 390 meters I’d say so and it has been established around the 1950s I’d say so? And that’s all I have for now
re: Just started gathering info
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Hugos STOLPort, United States
Reply to @ReefShore316: Hey it’s me! So this airstrip was indeed real and the runway was around 390 meters I’d say so and it has been established around the 1950s I’d say so? I’ll post more updates.
re: not sure??
🔗 Sun, 14 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at (Delete), United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: ok thank you Mr labubu I’ve actually thought this was a real airport lol
Just started gathering info
🔗 Sat, 13 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Hugos STOLPort, United States
I will be gathering info on this “airstrip” thing
I thought this was not real
🔗 Mon, 08 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Davis Airport, United States
This airport was depicted in a 1994 glades Topographic map .
re: Website find
🔗 Mon, 08 Jun 2026
— @ReefShore316 at Taxiway for Mac’s Field, United States
Thank you so much for the info!
Very nice small airport
🔗 Tue, 02 Jun 2026
— @AlanM70 at Le Mars Municipal Airport, United States
Would have liked to spend some time here. Maybe go to the Blue Bunny tour. I did see a vehicle with airport labeling so could have been a courtesy car. We had to make an unplanned stop here as I had a Sick passenger and she needed to get out for a bit before continuing on. So, we fueled up and waited until she was ready to go.
Nice airport
🔗 Tue, 02 Jun 2026
— @AlanM70 at Rock Rapids Municipal Airport, United States
Did not notice a Curtesy car, but we had a vehicle waiting so did not look around for one. It was drizzly and rainy also, so we got the plane covered and left.
Gravel runway
🔗 Thu, 28 May 2026
— @Jet-Pack at Perris Valley Airport, United States
According to ulsportpilotsusa.org/airport-info/ there is a gravel strip on the west side of the airport for airpark operations and a parachute drop zone east of the airport.
re: Runway A-OK (in the middle)
🔗 Fri, 08 May 2026
— @Jet-Pack at Francisco Primo de Verdad y Ramos Airport, Mexico
Reply to @YankeePapa: Technically the x-out part and chevron indicate an area that is not usable (only for stopway) and does not count towards displaced threshold. The displacement is defined as the distance between start of the usable area until the landing threshold. A this airport there are no white arrows for the runway displacements drawn between the end of the chevron area and the threshold line (next to piano stripes).
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