Haysfield Airport

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Haysfield Airport

Haysfield
Summary
OwnerAlfred Bassler
OperatorAlfred Bassler
Serves Clarksville, Maryland
Location Clarksville, Maryland
Opened1974
Closed2012
Occupants27
Elevation  AMSL 128 m / 420 ft
Coordinates 39°14′N76°56′W / 39.233°N 76.933°W / 39.233; -76.933
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
MD24
Location of airport in Maryland
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
13/317322,400Grass

Haysfield Airport - MD24 was an airport located in Howard County, Maryland.

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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]

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References

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