Tallahassee Commercial Airport

Economic redevelopment. The land was more valuable for commercial and industrial purposes, leading to its sale and conversion into an industrial park. There was no military conversion or major accident that led to the closure.

The site has been completely and irreversibly redeveloped into the Tallahassee Commerce Park. The main northwest/southeast runway's path is now a road named Commerce Boulevard. The former airport grounds are now occupied by numerous warehouses, distribution centers, light industrial facilities, and commercial businesses. No trace of the original aviation infrastructure, such as hangars or the runway surface, remains.

Tallahassee Commercial Airport was a key general aviation hub for the region, serving as the primary alternative to the city's main airline airport (initially Dale Mabry Field, and later the current Tallahassee International Airport, TLH). Established sometime between 1945 and 1954, it initially featured unpaved runways. By the 1960s, it was upgraded to include a single 3,000-foot paved runway (Runway 14/32) and supporting infrastructure like hangars and an FBO (Fixed-Base Operator). It catered to private pilots, business aviation, and flight training, including hosting the aviation program for Lively Technical School. For decades, it was the center of non-airline aviation activity in the Tallahassee area.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The comprehensive industrial and commercial development on the site makes it physically and economically impossible to convert it back to aviation use.