Timmons Field

The primary reason for closure was urban encroachment and subsequent real estate development. The land, located in a growing suburban area just outside of Louisville, became significantly more valuable for residential housing than for a private airstrip. This led to the sale of the property and its redevelopment.

The site of the former Timmons Field has been completely redeveloped into the 'Manor Creek' residential subdivision. The main road through the neighborhood, Manor Creek Drive, follows the exact alignment and approximate length of the former runway. There are no visible remnants of the airport; the hangars, runway, and any other aviation infrastructure have been replaced entirely by single-family homes, streets, and yards.

Timmons Field was a small, private general aviation airfield, which also used the FAA location identifier KY61. It featured a single unpaved turf runway, oriented roughly northeast/southwest, with a length of approximately 2,600 feet. The airfield was used for recreational flying and served private pilots with small, single-engine aircraft like Cessnas and Pipers. It held no major commercial or military significance and was a characteristic example of the numerous private airstrips that dotted the American landscape in the mid-20th century before suburban expansion.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening Timmons Field. The land is fully and densely occupied by a modern housing development, making it physically and legally impossible to re-establish an airport at this location.