Bainbridge, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
ICAO
US-10071
IATA
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Elevation
720 ft
Region
US-OH
Local Time
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 39.237455° N, -83.260708° E
Continent: North America
Type: Closed Airport
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It appears there may be a misunderstanding regarding "Valley Vista Airport (US-10071) in Bainbridge, US." My search indicates that Valley Vista Airport (US-10071), also known by its FAA identifier 6CA5, is a privately-owned, unattended airport located in Yucca Valley, California, not Bainbridge, US.
Due to its nature as a small, private airstrip with limited facilities, there are no comprehensive recent traveler reviews or experiences available that would cover aspects like terminal facilities, security wait times, customs/immigration, or public transportation connections typically associated with commercial airports. The available information primarily focuses on aeronautical details such as runway dimensions and surface type, noting that no services are available at this airport.
Therefore, I am unable to provide a summary of traveler sentiment, terminal facilities, security, or transportation as requested, as this airport does not operate in a manner that generates such reviews.
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The airport was closed sometime between 2004 and 2009. It was last depicted on the 2004 Cincinnati Sectional Aeronautical Chart but was no longer shown on the 2009 edition.
The specific reason for closure is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airfields. However, the closure was most likely due to personal or economic reasons related to the owner/operator. Reasons for similar private airfield closures often include the owner's retirement or death, the sale of the land, or the increasing cost and liability of maintaining an airfield.
The site is currently used for agriculture. Satellite imagery clearly shows the land has been converted into a crop field. The faint, linear outline of the former northwest/southeast runway is still visible from the air as a feature in the farmland, but all airport infrastructure like markers or hangars has been removed.
Valley Vista Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield. Its primary operator in the 1970s was listed as Earl Darby. The airport featured a single turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet long, designated Runway 14/32. Its operations were limited to small, private aircraft like Cessnas and Pipers. Its historical significance is local, having served as a private landing strip for its owner and potentially other local pilots for several decades, from at least 1968 until the mid-2000s.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Valley Vista Airport. The land has been fully repurposed for agricultural use, and the airport has been officially de-listed from aviation charts for over a decade, making a return to aviation service extremely unlikely.