Dothan, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
US-10353
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220 ft
US-AL
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 31.121599° N, -85.365403° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: 5AL4
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The airport was closed between 1994 and 1998. It was last depicted on the 1994 Mobile Sectional Chart but was no longer shown on the 1998 World Aeronautical Chart. Aerial photography from 1997 shows the beginning of residential construction on the northern end of the property, confirming its closure during this period.
The airport was closed for economic reasons, specifically the sale and redevelopment of the land for a residential housing subdivision. The expansion of suburban Dothan made the land more valuable for housing than for its use as a private airfield, a common reason for the closure of small, privately owned airports near growing cities.
The site of the former airport has been completely redeveloped and is now the 'Blueberry Hill' residential subdivision. Single-family homes, streets, and lawns have been built directly over the former runway and airfield grounds. The only remaining hints of its aviation past are the subdivision's name and a street named 'Aviation Drive'. The faint outline of the former north-south runway can still be discerned in satellite imagery.
Blueberry Hill Airport, also identified by the FAA Location Identifier (LID) AL03, was a small, privately owned general aviation airfield. It was established sometime between 1968 and 1972 and was owned by W. D. Williams. The airport featured a single 3,000-foot unpaved turf runway (Runway 18/36). Its operations were limited to private, recreational flying, serving light, single-engine aircraft. It held no military or commercial significance but was a part of the local general aviation community for over two decades.
There are zero plans or prospects for reopening Blueberry Hill Airport. The land has been irreversibly and fully developed for residential use, making a return to aviation operations impossible.