Marble Hill, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
US-11298
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1425 ft
US-GA
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 34.391701° N, -84.241699° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: GA36
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| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
15/33 |
4000 ft | 50 ft | CONC | Active |
Approximately between 2002 and 2004. The airfield was last depicted on the 2002 Atlanta Sectional Chart but was no longer shown on the 2004 chart. Satellite imagery from the period confirms the runway became overgrown and development began shortly after.
The airport was closed due to the sale and subsequent redevelopment of the land for residential use. The primary reason was economic, driven by real estate development pressure in the area north of Atlanta.
The site of the former airport has been completely redeveloped and is now a residential subdivision. The land that once comprised the runway and surrounding airport property is now occupied by single-family homes, paved streets (such as Cove Inlet Trail and Cagle's Bend Drive), and manicured lots within a community known as 'The Coves at Cagle's Bend' on the Talking Rock Creek Reservoir. There are no visible remnants of the former airfield.
Foothills-Holcomb Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield. It featured a single turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet long. Its significance was purely local, serving the private needs of its owner (likely the Holcomb family) and possibly a few other local pilots with small, single-engine aircraft. It was never a public-use or commercial airport and held no major historical or military significance. It was typical of many private grass strips that once dotted rural America.
There are zero prospects for reopening the airport. The land has been permanently and densely redeveloped for residential use, making any future aviation activity at this specific location impossible.
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