Kingstowne Heliport

The specific reason for closure is undocumented, primarily because its existence as a formal, operational heliport is unconfirmed. The land was developed into a major commercial and residential area. If a temporary heliport existed, it would have been closed upon the completion of the Kingstowne Towne Center construction in the early 1990s to make way for permanent infrastructure.

The coordinates 38.7714, -77.139397 point directly to the parking lot of the Kingstowne Towne Center, a large, busy retail complex in Alexandria, Virginia. The specific location is in the paved area between a Safeway grocery store and the Regal Kingstowne movie theater. The site is entirely dedicated to commercial use.

The heliport has no known historical significance. The identifier 'US-10008' is not an official ICAO code but an internal identifier found in some non-governmental aviation databases, which can sometimes contain erroneous or outdated entries for proposed or temporary sites. There is no evidence it was ever included on official FAA aeronautical charts or served any significant public, private, or military operations. The most plausible theories are that it was either a proposed heliport for the large-scale Kingstowne planned community that was never built, or a temporary, informal landing zone used during the development's construction phase in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

There are zero prospects for reopening. The site is a densely developed and heavily trafficked commercial center. Re-establishing a heliport in this location is not feasible, planned, or desired.