Harrold Airport

No specific event (like an accident or military conversion) is documented. The closure was most likely due to reasons common for small, private-use airfields, such as the owner's retirement from flying, the sale of the property, rising insurance/maintenance costs, or a decision to de-list it for privacy and liability reasons. Its proximity to the larger, public DeKalb County Airport (KGWB) would have made it economically unviable as a public facility.

The site is currently private property with a residence, outbuildings, and agricultural land. Satellite imagery shows that the grass runway is still clearly visible and appears to be well-maintained as a large, mowed lawn. While officially closed as a public-facing airport, it is possible the strip is still used intermittently as a private, unlisted landing area by the current landowner. There are no derelict structures; the property appears to be in active residential and agricultural use.

Harrold Airport was a small, privately owned grass airstrip serving the general aviation community. Its significance was primarily local, providing a base for its owner and possibly other local pilots with permission. The airfield consisted of a single north-south turf runway, approximately 2,200 feet in length. It would have handled light single-engine aircraft, such as Cessna, Piper, or Beechcraft models, used for recreational flying or personal transportation. It had no known commercial, industrial, or military role.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Harrold Airport as a public-use facility. As the land is privately owned and actively used for residential and agricultural purposes, and with a full-service public airport nearby, a public reopening is extremely unlikely. Its continued existence, if any, will almost certainly remain as a private, unlisted airstrip for the owner's exclusive use.