Lakeside Airport

The closure was due to economic reasons driven by suburban expansion and land value. As the Holt and South Lansing area grew, the land became significantly more valuable for residential real estate development than for maintaining a small, private airfield. This urban encroachment is a common reason for the closure of small general aviation airports.

The site of the former Lakeside Airport has been completely redeveloped into a residential subdivision. The area is now occupied by single-family homes, lawns, and suburban streets. The street 'Lakeside Drive' runs through the former airport property, but no physical trace of the runway, hangars, or other airport infrastructure remains.

Lakeside Airport was a small, privately owned general aviation airfield. It primarily served local recreational pilots. The airport featured a single unpaved turf runway, which was listed as 2,200 feet long in the 1960s and later extended to 2,600 feet. It did not handle commercial, cargo, or military operations and its significance was confined to the local private flying community.

There are zero prospects for reopening Lakeside Airport. The land has been fully and permanently converted to high-density residential use, making any return to aviation operations physically impossible. There are no known plans or discussions to re-establish an airport at this location.