Hurdle Field

Economic reasons, specifically the sale of the land for residential development. Like many small, private airfields located near growing towns, the value of the land for real estate development eventually surpassed its value as an airstrip. There is no evidence of closure due to a specific accident, military conversion, or regulatory action.

The site of the former airport has been completely redeveloped into a residential housing subdivision. The neighborhood that now occupies the land is named 'Hurdle Field' in honor of the former airstrip. The aviation history of the site is further commemorated through street names within the development, such as 'Hurdle Field Drive', 'Aviation Drive', and 'Propeller Lane'. No physical trace of the runway or any airport facilities remains.

Hurdle Field was a small, privately owned general aviation airfield. It was not a major commercial or military airport but represented the post-WWII boom in private aviation. The airfield consisted of a single, unpaved north/south turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet long. It was used by its owner and likely other local pilots for recreational flying and personal transportation in light, single-engine aircraft. Its significance is local, serving as a private aviation facility for the Mebane community for several decades, likely from the 1960s until its closure in the late 1970s.

None. The land is fully occupied by a residential housing development, making any prospect of reopening as an airport impossible.