Lee Field

While no single official reason is documented, the closure is characteristic of many small private airfields from that era. The primary contributing factors were almost certainly economic pressures and suburban encroachment. The land became significantly more valuable for residential real estate than for aviation. This is strongly supported by the subsequent development of single-family homes on and immediately surrounding the former airport property.

The site of the former Lee Field is now private property integrated into a residential neighborhood. Satellite imagery clearly shows the well-preserved outline of the former north/south turf runway, which is now maintained as a large, open lawn behind a private residence. The surrounding land, including the former approach paths, has been developed with single-family homes. Streets in the development, such as 'Lee Farm Lane' and 'Lee Circle', pay homage to the family who owned the farm and airfield. No aviation infrastructure, such as hangars or fuel tanks, remains.

Lee Field was a small, private general aviation airfield established sometime between 1954 and 1957. Owned and operated by the Lee family (specifically Gordon and Robert Lee), it served as a classic example of a post-war, family-owned grass airstrip. The field featured a single unpaved turf runway, oriented approximately 17/35, with a length of around 2,000 feet. Operations were limited to light, single-engine aircraft used by local pilots for recreational flying and personal transportation. It held no significant military or commercial role but was a valued part of the local general aviation community for several decades.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening Lee Field as an airport. The significant residential development that has been built directly on and adjacent to the former airfield property presents insurmountable safety and zoning obstacles. The land's current use as high-value residential real estate makes a return to aviation financially and logistically impossible.