Tate Airport

Economic reasons, specifically the sale of the land for real estate development. The value of the land for residential housing surpassed its value as a general aviation airport, a common fate for many small, privately-owned airfields in expanding suburban areas.

The airport site has been completely redeveloped into a residential housing community. The developers paid homage to the site's aviation history with street names such as 'Tate's Tarmac', 'Piper Way', and 'Cessna Way'. The former runway's path is still discernible as the long, continuous backyards of the homes built along its alignment.

Tate Airport, which also used the FAA identifier 8N2, was a private-turned-public-use general aviation airport. It was established by its longtime owner and operator, Leister F. Tate. First appearing on aeronautical charts around 1960, it featured a single turf runway (10/28) that was initially 2,000 feet and later extended to 2,600 feet. The airport served the local aviation community in the Quakertown and West Rockhill area, catering to private pilots and their light aircraft. It was a typical small-town airfield, likely supporting recreational flying, flight training, and aircraft storage.

None. The land is now occupied by a permanent residential development, making any prospect of reopening as an airport impossible.