Bee Spring, US πΊπΈ Closed Airport
US-10388
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700 ft
US-KY
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 37.3325Β° N, -86.254204Β° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: 5KY9
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Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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09/27 |
1850 ft | 50 ft | TURF | Active |
Approximately mid-to-late 2010s. The exact date is not publicly documented, but the airport was removed from official FAA directories and aviation databases during this period. Satellite imagery shows it was clearly active through the early 2010s.
Economic and business-related. The airport was a private-use facility intrinsically linked to the 'Nolin Aero Salvage' business. The closure of the airport corresponds with the apparent cessation or significant scaling-down of this aircraft salvage operation. It was not closed due to military conversion, a major accident, or urban development.
As of the early 2020s, the site is still recognizable as an airfield from satellite imagery. The grass runway is visible and appears to be mowed, but it is no longer maintained as an active, registered airport. Several buildings associated with the former salvage business remain on the property, along with what appear to be dormant aircraft fuselages and parts. The site is private property and is not open to the public or for aviation use.
Nolin Aero Salvage Airport was a private-use (Pvt) airfield with a single turf runway (approximately 2,200 feet long). Its sole purpose was to support the operations of an aircraft salvage and parts business. Airworthy aircraft could be flown directly to the site for dismantling, while parts from other salvaged aircraft were likely stored and sold from this location. Its significance was entirely local and specific to this niche aviation enterprise. It never served public, commercial, or scheduled flights.
None known. There are no public plans or proposals to reopen the airport. As a privately owned strip tied to a now-defunct business, any reactivation would be solely at the discretion of the current landowner for their own private use, and would require re-certification with the FAA. A return to public or commercial service is highly improbable.
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