Commodore Decatur Airport is a closed airport located 2 miles west-northwest of Bainbridge, Georgia, United States.

History

Built by the United States Army Air Forces around 1943, during World War II, the airport was used as an auxiliary training airfield for the Army pilot school at Bainbridge Army Airfield.

Commodore Decatur Airport

With the end of the war, it was turned over to the city of Donalsonville and developed into a municipal airport. It was closed around 1995.

Commodore Decatur Airport

Today, the closed airport is used every year for a Bikefest. Motorcycle clubs from all over the southeast show up for a week; they race on the strip and camp out.

Commodore Decatur Airport

The runway on the northwest is complete, with runway markers and lines still visible.

See also

Georgia World War II Army Airfields

References

Abandoned Airports: Commodore Decatur Airport

WWII Airfield Database - Georgia

External links

Airports in Georgia (U.S. state) Bainbridge, Georgia