Haysfield Airport

Haysfield Airport Haysfield
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: MD24
Summary
Owner	Alfred Bassler
Operator	Alfred Bassler
Serves	Clarksville, Maryland
Location	Clarksville, Maryland
Opened	1974
Closed	2012
Occupants	27
Elevation AMSL	128 m / 420 ft
Coordinates	39°14′N 76°56′W
Map
MD24 Location of airport in Maryland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 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

1. "MD24 - Haysfield Airport". SkyVector. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
2. 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.
3. E.H. (June 9, 1982). "Bassler wins appeal for airfield zoning". The Baltimore Sun. ProQuest 537998069.
4. "Zoners allow airstrip amid corn fields". The Baltimore Sun. July 28, 1975. ProQuest 535534343.
5. Nelson, Erik (January 5, 1995). "Pact for new airport would keep Haysfield rustic". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024.
6. Adams, Paul (July 21, 2003). "Baltimore-Area Flight Limits Frustrate Pilots, Choke Small Airports' Business". Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. ProQuest 463866387.
7. 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.