Flying J Airport

Commercial Redevelopment. The land was acquired and developed for the construction of a large commercial travel center. While the specific reason for the airport's closure is not officially documented (as the airport itself is poorly documented), its demise was a direct result of the land being repurposed for its current use.

The site is currently a fully developed and operational Flying J Travel Center (Store #695). The location features a gas station, a large diesel fueling station for semi-trucks, extensive truck and car parking, a driver's lounge, a Denny's restaurant, and other amenities. The land is located at the interchange of Interstate 70 and South Charleston Pike (OH-41) in Springfield, Ohio.

The existence of 'Flying J Airport' as an operational airfield is highly questionable and likely represents a data artifact or 'phantom airport' in aviation databases. Here's a breakdown:

1. **Lack of Evidence**: There are no known official FAA records, historical aeronautical charts, or local historical accounts that mention an airport with this name or at this specific location. Extensive searches of abandoned airfield archives do not yield any results for a 'Flying J Airport' in this area.
2. **Likely Origin of Name**: The coordinates (39.817299, -83.755798) pinpoint the exact location of a large 'Flying J' brand Travel Center. It is overwhelmingly probable that a data aggregator or automated system misinterpreted the 'Flying J' trade name and created an erroneous entry for an airport.
3. **Hypothetical Operations**: If a small, private airstrip did exist on this land prior to its development in the 1990s, it would have been a minor, unpaved (turf) runway used for personal recreational flying or agricultural purposes. It held no known historical significance, was not used for commercial passenger service, and had no military role.

None. The site is entirely occupied by significant commercial infrastructure, including large buildings and paved lots. There is no available land and no possibility of the site being converted back into an airport.