Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields:
Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Area
© 2002, © 2009 by Paul Freeman. Revised 7/12/09.
Conestoga Valley Airport / New Holland Airport (revised 7/12/09) - Garden Spot Air Park (revised 3/2/08)
Hershey Airpark (revised 1/1/09) - Lebanon Valley Airpark (revised 6/17/08)
Taylor Field / Cumberland Valley Airport (revised 7/7/09) - (Original) York Airport (revised 3/22/09)
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Taylor Field / Cumberland Valley Airport, New Kingstown, PA
40.24 North / 77.07 West (West of Harrisburg, PA)
Taylor Field, as seen in a 1937 aerial view.
This small general aviation airport was located on the south side of Carlisle Pike.
The date of construction of Taylor Field has not been determined.
The earliest depiction which has been located of Taylor Field was a 1937 aerial view.
It depicted Taylor Field as having 2 grass runways (northeast/southwest & northwest/southeast).
A circular airport marking was visible just south of the hangars,
along with at least 3 light aircraft.
A circa 1930s aerial view looking at 2 hangars & 4 monoplanes & biplanes at Taylor Field (courtesy of Tom Johnstone).
The earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Taylor Field was on the 1945 NY Sectional Chart.
It depicted Taylor as a commercial/municipal airport.
A circa 1950 aerial view looking north at the hangars at Taylor Field (courtesy of Tom Johnstone).
A circa 1950 photo of Taylor Field's operations building, with control tower on top (courtesy of Tom Johnstone).
The 1952 USGS topo map depicted Taylor field as having an irregularly-shaped outline,
along with 6 small buildings along the northwest side of the field.
A May 1958 aerial view depicted Taylor Field as having a single grass northeast/southwest runway,
which had been extended to the west compared to the 1937 aerial view.
Several buildings were located along the north side, along with a sole single-engine plane.
At some point between 1952-67, the airport was evidently renamed Cumberland Valley, and changed to a private field,
as that is how it was depicted on the 1967 NY Sectional Chart.
The field was depicted as having a 2,600' unpaved runway.
Cumberland Valley Airport was still depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map.
Cumberland Valley Airport was evidently closed (for reasons unknown) at some point between 1967-71,
as an August 1971 aerial view showed that a large building had been built over the western end of the former east/west runway.
The runways remained otherwise intact, as did the hangars & other airport buildings.
There were no aircraft visible on the field.
Tom Johnstone reported, “I moved to South Central Pennsylvania in 1975.
Traveling on Carlisle Pike we passed a building that looked like an old airplane control tower.”
Cumberland Valley Airport was no longer depicted at all on the 1980 USGS topo map.
A circa 2006 aerial view shows that several buildings have been built over the site of Taylor Field,
but the outline of the field is still plainly apparent.
The hangars have been removed, but the former airport operations building still remains on the north side of the property.
A 2008 photo by Tom Johnstone of the former Taylor Field control tower building (the same building depicted in the 1950 photo),
minus the control tower cab which was removed at some point between 1950-2008.
Tom reported, “The place is a landscape business.
As the years went by the area has changed, but I still look for that building which stills stands.
The tower part is gone & the hangars have all gone by the wayside.”
The site of Taylor Field is located south of the intersection of Carlisle Pike & Taylor Boulevard,
appropriately enough.
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Conestoga Valley Airport / New Holland Airport, New Holland, PA
40.1 North / 76.07 West (West of Philadelphia, PA)
New Holland Airport, as depicted on the 1949 Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
This small general aviation airport was evidently established in August 1948,
as the Conestoga Valley Airport in New Holland was listed as a new airport
in the August 31, 1948 Airman's Guide (according to Chris Kennedy).
It was described as having 2 unpaved runways, with the longest being 2,000'.
At some point between 1948-49 the airfield was evidently renamed New Holland Airport,
as that is how it was labeled on the 1949 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
It depicted New Holland as having a 2,000' unpaved runway.
The earliest photo which has been located of New Holland Airport
was an October 3, 1957 aerial view (from Penn Pilot).
It depicted the field as having 2 grass runways,
with some small buildings on the south side of the field.
The 1957, 1958, and 1960 NY Sectional Charts (courtesy of Mike Keefe)
depicted New Holland Airport as having a 2,100' unpaved runway.
The 1963 AOPA Airport Directory (according to Chris Kennedy)
described New Holland as having 2 turf runways.
New Holland Airport evidently gained a paved runway at some point between 1963-64,
as the 1964 Washington Sectional Chart depicted New Holland
as having a single 2,200' paved northeast/southwest runway.
The 1965 & 1967 NY Sectional Charts (courtesy of Mike Keefe)
depicted New Holland Airport as having a 2,100' paved runway.
The 1971 Flight Guide (courtesy of Chris Kennedy)
depicted New Holland as having 2 turf runways,
with a 2,186' paved Runway 5/23 evidently which had been added along the northwest side of the existing turf Runway 5/23.
Two small buildings (hangars?) were depicted on the south side of the field.
A July 4, 1971 aerial view of the New Holland Airport
depicted the field as having a single paved runway & a crosswind grass runway.
A dozen light aircraft were visible parked on the southwest side of the field.
Tim Kauffman recalled, “New Holland Airport... My father gave ground instruction there & I learned to fly there in the very early 1970s.
I knew the owners, Alfred & Gladys Stover.
I never bothered to take any pictures of the field or it's buildings
which included a large Quonset-type hangar that could hold a large number of small planes
and was painted with large red & yellow squares for visibility.
The 2 runways were arranged like a small letter 'y',
the long leg having a narrow paved surface & parallel grass landing area & the short side grass only.
It was your typically ideal small airport.
The owner was also a Cessna dealer.
I spent many, many enjoyable hours there as a boy & young man.
There was also a Link trainer in the office/classroom building.
The airport was just outside town & surrounded by Amish farm fields.”
The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the New Holland Airport
was on the 1975 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
It depicted New Holland Airport as having a single 2,100' paved runway.
Dan Morris recalled, “New Holland Airport- I flew in & out of this airport up until its closing.
My last log entry shows that sometime in spring of 1975.
My last flight there was actually after it was removed from the sectional.
I did a landing in 1'-high grass & then departed.
My last flight there was with the runway blocked with construction equipment & that was why I was landing on the grass.
The rumors of its closing existed for a year or 2 before it actually did.
It was sold to become a housing development.
The paved runway became the principal street.”
According to Jonathan Furukawa, “New Holland Airport... was closed long before I was born,
sometime around Hurricane Agnes in the 1970s.
I know that many of the guys that now fly out of my airport of Smoketown used to fly there before it was closed.”
The New Holland Airport was evidently closed (for reasons unknown) at some point between 1975-76,
as it was no longer depicted among active airfields in the 1976 AOPA Airport Directory (according to Chris Kennedy).
Strangely, the 1994 USGS topo map continued to depict the New Holland Airport, 18 years after it had been closed.
Furthermore, it failed to depict the paved runway which had been added to the field 30 years before,
but instead only depicted the airport as having 2 unpaved runways.
It also depicted several small buildings (hangars?) on the south side of the field.
As seen in the 1999 USGS aerial photo,
the site of New Holland Airport has been covered by a housing development.
It has not been determined if any of the former airport buildings remain intact.
As of 2007, street maps show that the alignment of the former northeast/southwest runway is covered by Runway Avenue,
with the former east/west runway covered by Windsock Way.
The street which runs along the southern edge of the property is Airport Road.
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(Original) York Airport, York, PA
39.97 North / 76.75 West (North of Baltimore, MD)
The original York Airport, as depicted on the 1946 USGS topo map.
The original York Airport (on the northwest side of the town) was apparently built at some point in 1946,
as no airfield was depicted at this location on the 1946 Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
The earliest depiction of the field which has been located was on the 1946 USGS topo map.
According to a historical display in the current York Airport,
the original York Airport was operated by Oscar Hostetter.
A 1946 aerial view looking west at the original York Airport (from a historical display in the current York Airport),
showing 2 grass runways & 4 rows of T-hangars.
The earliest aeronautical chart depiction of the field which has been located
was on the 1947 Washington Sectional Chart.
It described York Airport as having a 3,200' unpaved runway.
According to Gene Garnes, "I believe that there used to be a small general aviation airport in West York.
It had one turf runway, located along Roosevelt Avenue near Wood Street."
Richard Niess recalled of the airport in West York, “It had one turf 3,200' runway.
It was located along Roosevelt Avenue near Wood Street.
Dr. Wayne Shaullis & I were student pilots & together we purchased a tandem Taylorcraft (no electrical system & we spun the prop to start it).
It was hangared there, owned by a young man who was called back into the Marine Corps to go to Korea, and he sold it to us for $500.
We both flew it a lot & in 2 years sold it for $800.
We both learned to fly & soloed at the old field, owned by Oscar Hostetter.
Many is the time we stared at the trees when it was hot & we were loaded, wondering if we would clear them!”
The 1951 Washington Sectional Chart described the York Airport as having 2 runways,
with the longest being 3,040'.
However, Richard Niess disagreed about the field having 2 runways: “I do not believe that is true
as there never was room for more than the one grass runway which ran parallel to Roosevelt Road.”
The original York Airport was depicted on the 1953 Flight Chart (courtesy of Scott O'Donnell)
as having a 3,200' unpaved runway.
According to Richard Niess, “Oscar eventually sold the field to a developer & it closed.”
The original York Airport was apparently closed at some point between 1953-57,
as the 1957 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe) didn't depict any airfield at this location,
but rather showed that it had been replaced by a new York Airport (with a paved runway),
a few miles to the southwest.
According to a historical display in the current York Airport,
the T-hangars from the original York Airport were relocated to the new York Airport
when the original airport was closed.
By the time of an August 11, 1971 aerial photo,
the site of the original York Airport had become a rock quarry,
and there was no obvious trace remaining of the former airport.
As seen in the 1999 USGS aerial photo,
the area just to the west of the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue & Wood Street
(which presumably was the location of the runways) is now a rock quarry.
However, Gene Garnes reported in 2003 that some remnants of the original York Airport still exist.
"If you drive along Roosevelt avenue,
going north of where the airport was located,
you can still see some of the hangars that were part of the airport
and are now being used for other purposes."
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40.3 North / 76.66 West (East of Harrisburg, PA)
Hershey Airpark, as depicted on the 1950 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
This small general aviation airport on the Hershey property was reportedly constructed by Hershey Estates in 1944
as part of their hotel & entertainment complex.
The earliest depiction which has been located of Hershey Airpark
was on the 1949 NY Sectional Chart (according to Chris Kennedy).
It depicted Hershey as having a 2,600' unpaved runway.
Eleanor Williamson recalled, “I am the widow of Harry Williamson who bought his interest in the airport in the early 1950s.
He operated the airport for 20 years.
Under his leadership, it became a very thriving little airport.
He had all the ratings, of which he was very proud.
He also had many more hangars built & also the main hangar where airplanes were serviced.
He was a Piper dealer, making salesman of the year.
He taught flying, ground school. In essence, he did it all.
Many of his customers (friends) were professional people,
who not only learned to fly from him, but bought planes from him.
At one time he had a helicopter there - another time a bi-plane.
On weekends he had a very good business hopping passengers over the rose gardens etc.
Several of his students became airline pilots.”
The 1956 USGS topo map depicted “Hershey Air Park” as having a single unpaved east/west runway.
The Hershey Airpark was described on the 1957 PA Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe)
as having a single 2,600' turf east/west runway.
The operator was listed as Harry Williamson.
A circa 1950s photo by Mike Wotovitch of Hershey Airpark,
showing a Piper Cub, 2 Ercoupes, and 2 Navions in front of the hangars.
Note the Hershey Hotel on the hill behind the airpark.
Mike observed, “What could be more inviting on a summer day?”
A circa 1950s photo by Mike Wotovitch of a Tom Hill's Luscombe 2599K in front of a hangar at Hershey Airpark.
Mike recalled of this plane, “I often flew it on cross-country because it had a cruise propeller (ground-hugger on takeoff).
Hill finally put a metal propeller on it. I flew my 1st aerobatics in 2599K.”
The 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy)
depicted Hershey as having a single 2,600' unpaved runway,
with a cluster of buildings on the northeast side.
Hershey was described in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory
as having a single turf runway, and the operator was listed as Hershey Flying Service.
Hershey Airpark was expanded to its eventual size (a single 3,000' paved runway) in 1963.
A June 23, 1964 aerial photo (Copyright Hershey Archives, used with permission, via Mattew Loser)
depicted Hershey Airpark as having a total of 6 hangars along the east end of the runway.
An undated (circa 1960s-70s?) photo (Copyright Hershey Archives, used with permission, via Mattew Loser)
showing a Piper landing at Hershey Airpark, with several other planes & hangars in the background.
Eleanor Williamson recalled of approximately 1970, “The good life came to an end
when Bob Mumma decided he would like to take over the airport,
which of course with the help of Hershey Estates, he did.
Bob Mumma was a local politician who knew a good thing when he saw it.
He persuaded Hershey Estates to let him have the airport.
I imagine some scheming was done. Anyway, Harry lost his lease.
With no experience in the airport business, even naming the airport Derry Aire, I think he lasted about 2 years.
Then a gas station owner in Palmyra bought it & from there it was downhill all the way.”
A July 7, 1970 aerial photo of Hershey Airpark showed the little airport in a healthy state,
with 5 hangars, and 7 aircraft visible on the field, including one at the eastern end of the runway.
Robert Tonkin recalled, "Hershey has always been a very memorable place for me
as that is where I earned my private pilot's license in 1971.
I personally knew Harry Williamson, who managed the airport."
Matthew Loser recalled, “I moved into Hershey in 1971 & soon was a frequent visitor to the airport,
drawn by the signs towed over town that said 'AIRPLANE RIDES'.
The cost was $5 / person.
They flew Pipers at that time, meaning that you really couldn't see much since the wings got in the way.
There were a couple of pilots who provided rides.
I can't imagine they made a good living out of that job, but there was always a pilot on site.
The one I remember most was named Zimmerman.
A friend & I spent hours a day at the airport, and once in a while, if there was an open seat, we got a free ride.”
Matthew continued, “Also on the airport property was a Stearman trainer, painted a pretty standard blue & yellow.
Rides in it were $10 & I can still kick myself for never springing for one.
The pilot got into trouble more than once by doing aerobatics over town.
I watched him do it once in the mid-1970s.”
Matthew continued, “Another unique plane on the property was a Citabria.
It resembled a skinny, tandem seat Piper Cub more than anything else I ever saw,
which from what I recall was only ever used to tow the sign advertising airplane rides.
A few times I was able to watch a glider fly out of & into the airport.
I helped put it in the trailer once, hoping that on a future trip I might get to fly in it,
but was dismayed when the owner died soon after that flight.
Once a military helicopter landed there.
It was a tiny thing, an open framework of tubes with a seat on them, and no taller than a person.
I don't recall the reason for the landing though. It might have been mechanical problems.
It had taken off from nearby Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation.”
Matthew continued, “A somewhat macabre item I recall is the plane wreckage that was in one of the hangars.
Word was that it was from a plane that had crashed on approach to the airport the year before.
I don't know why it was in the hangar at that time but it was indeed the wreckage of a complete Piper Cherokee.”
Mitch Funk recalled his 1st solo flight, at Hershey Airport “in 1972.
I remember a late afternoon takeoff near sundown on a crisp & beautiful autumn day.
The memory of the the streets of Hershey spread out below as I climbed out,
with the chocolate factory looming like something from a Willy Wonka movie can still make me smile.
Too bad they closed this one down.”
Hershey Airpark, as depicted on a 1975 approach plate (courtesy of Timothy Aanerud).
Hershey Airpark, as depicted on the 1975 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
John Baker recalled, “It was a great location, right across the street from the popular Hershey Amusement Park.
Around 1979, my wife & I flew there with friends for the annual July 4th fireworks display at Hershey Park.
After the show ended near midnight, we crossed the street to the airport & took off.
Automobile traffic leaving the amusement park after the fireworks created quite a backup on the highway leaving the area.
I remember feeling pretty smug about be able to bypass all of the traffic as my friend’s Cherokee 180 climbed out.”
Hershey Airpark was closed by the Hershey Company in 1981.
Robert Tonkin recalled, "I was told that the airport was closed because it was not earning enough money.
At least, that is what the local rumors were at the time.
Regardless, Hershey Airpark is sadly missed."
According to Matthew Loser, “The story of the airport closing because of financial reasons is the official story
and, having worked for Hershey Estates for years I don't doubt it at all.
At that time period Hershey Estates was jettisoning all business interests that were not profitable,
including the airport, the local electric, telephone, and water companies, and anything else that didn't make economic sense.
The airport closed soon after the Three Mile Island incident
and a local polio epidemic scared the company into thinking that having all its business in Hershey was a bad idea,
and they began to spread out, to the Poconos, Philadelphia, and Texas.
All of these ventures turned out to be poor business decisions,
but the need for capital made the executives rethink anything they currently had that wasn't profitable, or about to be.
A business need for an airport in town simply didn't exist so it was simply closed.”
Aerial view looking southwest at Hershey Airpark by Paul Freeman, 2001, taken from a Diamond Katana DA20-C1.
Note the roller-coasters of HersheyPark to the left of the runway.
A 2005 aerial view by Paul Freeman of the remains of the Hershey Airpark ramp.
It appears as if at least one former airport building (the white building on the right) remains standing.
Paul Freeman flew over Hershey Airpark in 2005, to find that it still remains in almost perfect condition,
although with "X" closed airfield markings painted along the runway.
A 2005 aerial view by Scott Schuyler looking northwest at Hershey Airpark.
Scott remarked, “At the top you have the Hotel Hershey - the reason for the field in the first place,
and in the foreground you have HersheyPark - the reason for its closure! What a shame.”
Scott Shuyler remarked in 2005, “The runway is now used for a couple things...
the annual Auto Show which comes to town uses the strip as parking and for vendors,
and during the rest of the year the nearby PA State Police training school uses it.
When concerts come during the summer to Hershey Arena / Giant Center / HersheyPark they use it for overflow parking, too.”
A 2005 photo by Scott Schuyler of the former terminal building at Hershey Airpark.
A 2005 photo by Scott Schuyler of the interior of the former terminal building at Hershey Airpark.
A 2005 photo by Scott Schuyler of the former parking ramp, with the roller-coasters of HersheyPark in the background.
Paul Freeman visited the site of Hershey Airport in 2006,
to find that any chance of the facility ever being reopened for an airport have been eliminated,
as the runway has now been bisected by a newly-paved road leading up to the Hotel Hershey,
located on the hill behind the former airport.
A circa 2006 aerial view looking east at the east end of Hershey Airpark,
showing the terminal building, and the “X” closed runway symbol still visible on the east end of the runway.
Matthew Loser reported in 2007, “The windsock base has been removed.
I doubt if any of the runway has been removed though,
as it is used frequently for what Hersheypark calls overflow parking, mostly for concerts & sometimes for very busy days at Hersheypark.
It is also used for special events, the most notable of which is the annual antique auto event, when it is open to vendors & campers.
The other use for the old airport is as a shuttle bus parking area.
Hersheypark leases a fleet of buses & drivers from Rohrer Bus service
and these buses are parked by the old airport administration building when not in use.
The building remains as a bus driver lounge, and for whatever other purpose it is needed -
I know it is always used during antique auto for something or other.”
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Lebanon Valley Airpark, Lebanon, PA
40.37 North / 76.34 West (East of Harrisburg, PA)
Lebanon Valley, as depicted on the 1969 USGS topo map.
The date of establishment of this little general aviation airport has not been determined.
The earliest reference to Lebanon Valley Airpark comes from Bud Joklo, who recalled,
“I walked from home in Myerstown to the Airport right after WWII (1945/1946?).
It was run by Pat Miller & I believe owned by Mr. Sanger.”
However, Lebanon Valley Airport was not yet depicted on the 1967 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
The earliest depiction of Lebanon Valley Airpark which has been located
was on the 1969 NY Sectional Chart (according to Chris Kennedy).
It described the field as having 2 runways, with the longest being a 2,610' asphalt strip.
The other strip was apparently grass, as the remarks said "Turf strip closed in winter."
A July 7, 1970 aerial photo of Lebanon Valley Airpark depicted the field as having a single paved Runway 18/36,
with at least 3 light aircraft parked near the buildings at the southeast corner of the field.
The 1971 Flight Guide (according to Chris Kennedy)
described Lebanon Valley Airpark as having a 2,800' paved Runway 18/36.
The 1975 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe)
depicted Lebanon Valley as having a single 2,700' paved runway.
Lebanon Valley Airpark was still depicted as an active airfield
on the 1980 NY Sectional Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Ed Drury).
At its height, the airfield consisted of a single paved 2,500' runway,
along with a small ramp area & several hangars.
Lebanon Valley Airpark was apparently closed at some point between 1980-91,
as it was not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield)
on the December 1991 NY Sectional Chart (according to Timothy Aanerud).
It may have been replaced by Deck Airport (1 mile to the south).
The 1992 USGS topo map still depicted the Lebanon Valley Airpark,
even though the airport had evidently already been closed for at least a year by that point.
As seen in the 1992 USGS aerial photo, the former Lebanon Valley Airpark still remained intact,
although with closed-runway “X” symbols visible on both ends of the runway.
Aerial photos of the site from 1999 & 2001 show that it has been reused as a trailer park,
with trailer homes lining both sides of the former runway.
An aerial view by Paul Freeman looking northwest at the former Lebanon Valley Airpark,
taken 2001 from a Diamond Katana DA20-C1.
The former runway were still quite recognizable from the air as a former airport.
The former hangars still stood, southwest of the former runway.
A circa 2006 aerial view looking west at the former hangars & runway of Lebanon Valley Airpark.
The site of Lebanon Valley Airpark is located northwest of the intersection of Route 422 & North Ramona Road.
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Garden Spot Air Park, Donerville, PA
40.04 North / 76.4 West (West of Lancaster, PA)
Garden Spot, as depicted on the 1947 Washington Sectional Chart.
Shortly after the end of WW2,
Roy Geltz bought the Brunswick Farms and established the Garden Spot Air Park.
It was a popular airfield for pilots of light aircraft,
and a customary stop on "breakfast flights".
The exact date of opening of Garden Spot Air Park has not been determined.
It was evidently built at some point between 1946-47,
as it was not depicted on the 1946 Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
The earliest depiction of the field which has been located
was on the 1947 Washington Sectional Chart,
which described Garden Spot as having a 2,400' unpaved runway.
The 1955 Washington Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe) described Garden Spot in the same manner.
After Roy Geltz died in 1954, the fixed based operator became Henry Weber.
Garden Spot Airport was described on the 1957 PA Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe)
as having 2 turf runways: a 2,500' southeast/northwest strip & a 2,415' east/west strip.
The owner was listed as Harry Webber, and the manager was listed as D. Long.
The runway at Garden Spot was apparently paved at some point between 1957-60,
as Garden Spot was depicted on the 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual (courtesy of Chris Kennedy)
as having a single 2,900' paved Runway 10/28.
A parallel taxiway on the north side of the runway led to a ramp on the northwest side of the field,
with a cluster of several hangars.
The 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Garden Spot as having a single 2,800' paved runway.
Henry Weber moved his operation to Lancaster Airport in 1963.
The last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Garden Spot Air Park
was on the 1967 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
It described Garden Spot as having a 2,700' paved runway.
In an October 19, 1971 aerial view of Garden Spot Airpark, it was not apparent whether the airfield was still operational,
as there were no aircraft visible on the field.
Several hangars were north of the runway.
Garden Spot was evidently closed at some point between 1967-75,
as no airfield at the site was depicted on the 1975 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy of Mike Keefe).
The remains of the runway were still barely visible in the above 1995 USGS aerial picture.
An example of why maps can't always be taken as gospel:
the 1996 USGS topo map still depicted the Garden Spot Air Park,
even though the USGS aerial photo from the preceding year showed that the runway had already been removed by that point.
A 2007 photo by Jonathan Furukawa of the remains of the runway pavement at the site of Garden Spot Airpark.
Jonathan remarked, “The runway is clearly visible however nothing else remains.
The chain link fence blocks access from Donerville Road
however access can still be attained from the bowling alley parking lot on a really bad road that take you right on the old runway.”
A 2007 aerial photo by Jonathan Furukawa looking west at the site of Garden Spot Airpark.
Jonathan remarked, “you can still see the outline of the runway in the driving range as well as the remainder of the paved section.”
See also: http://www.lancasterairport.com/history6.htm
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