Piedmont, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
US-11100
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790 ft
US-AL
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 33.8512° N, -85.663° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: AL68
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The exact closure date is unknown. Willis Airport was depicted on the 1971 Birmingham Sectional Chart but was no longer listed in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory. Therefore, it was likely closed sometime between 1971 and 1982.
The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. As a small, private airfield, it was likely closed for economic reasons, a change in land ownership, or the owner no longer wishing to maintain it. The subsequent conversion of the land to agricultural use suggests the closure was a private land-use decision.
The airport is permanently closed and no longer exists. The site at coordinates 33.8512, -85.663 has been completely converted back to agricultural land. Modern satellite imagery shows cultivated fields with no visible remnants of the former runway, taxiways, or any associated buildings.
Willis Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield. It first appeared on aeronautical charts in the mid-1960s. Operations were minimal and consisted of a single unpaved, north/south turf runway, approximately 2,200 feet in length. It served local private pilots and was not used for commercial or military operations. Its significance was limited to the local aviation community it served during its period of activity.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The land is privately owned and has been used for farming for several decades, making a return to aviation use extremely unlikely.