Perl Acres Airport

Economic reasons, specifically the sale of the land for suburban residential development. As with many small, private airfields in central New Jersey during that period, the increasing value of land for housing developments made it more profitable to sell than to maintain as an airfield. The pressure of suburban sprawl was the primary driver of its closure.

The site of the former airport has been completely and irreversibly redeveloped. It is now a dense suburban residential neighborhood with single-family homes, paved streets (like Heege Court), and cul-de-sacs. There are no visible remnants of the runway, hangars, or any other aviation-related infrastructure. The land is entirely occupied by private residences and their associated properties.

Perl Acres Airport was a private-use general aviation airfield, likely established in the 1960s. It was owned and operated by the Perl family for personal use. The facility consisted of a single unpaved turf runway, listed as being 2,200 feet long, and at least one hangar. Its significance is representative of the numerous private airstrips that dotted the American landscape in the post-WWII era, reflecting a time of greater freedom and accessibility in personal aviation. The airport primarily served light single-engine aircraft and was a classic example of a 'farm strip' or personal airfield before the area underwent significant suburbanization.

None. The prospect of reopening Perl Acres Airport is zero. The land has been fully developed into a residential subdivision. Re-establishing an airport would require the acquisition and demolition of dozens of private homes, which is financially and logistically impossible. Furthermore, the area is zoned for residential use, and there would be no political or community support for such a project.