Allendale, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
ICAO
US-10560
IATA
-
Elevation
656 ft
Region
US-MI
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 42.9678° N, -85.9617° E
Continent: North America
Type: Closed Airport
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| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
17/35 |
1850 ft | 150 ft | TURF | Active |
| Type | Description | Frequency |
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Approximately between 2000 and 2004. The airport was still listed as active in a 1998 directory and visible in 1999 satellite imagery, but by the mid-2000s, the land was being prepared for new construction, and the runway was no longer maintained.
Economic reasons, specifically land redevelopment. The airport was located in a growing suburban area west of Grand Rapids. The value of the land for residential housing development surpassed its value as a private airfield, leading to its sale and subsequent conversion into a housing subdivision.
The airport site has been completely redeveloped and is no longer recognizable as an airfield. The land is now occupied by a large residential housing development, including the neighborhoods known as 'The Meadows of Allendale' and 'Fieldstone Meadows'. All traces of the runway, hangars, and other airport infrastructure have been removed and replaced with homes, streets, and suburban landscaping.
Deyoung Airport (FAA identifier: 5D2) was a small, privately owned, public-use airport established between 1960 and 1965. It was owned and operated by Harvey De Young. The airport primarily served the general aviation community, catering to local pilots with single-engine aircraft. It featured a single turf/grass runway, designated 18/36, with a length of approximately 2,200 feet. The airport never handled commercial or military operations; its significance was as a local hub for recreational flying and private aviation in the Allendale community for several decades. The ICAO code 'US-10560' is a non-official identifier from a third-party database; its official FAA location identifier was 5D2.
There are no prospects for reopening the airport. The land has been permanently and fully converted to a high-density residential use, making any future aviation activity at this specific location impossible.