April 7, 2021 - A Visit to Glen's Grass Strip

Heading home, I passed by what used to be Horn Point Aerodrome, a 3-runway grass airstrip just to the west of Cambridge.

From "Abandoned and Little Known Airfields", an excellent web page by Paul Freeman:

Horn Point was built in 1937 by Francis DuPont, who had inherited the Horn (or Horn's) Point Farm, as a private landing strip for his Chesapeake Bay hunting lodge.  The property remained private until 1968, when the family gave it to the City of Cambridge, MD. The City gave it to the State in 1971.  Starting in 1971 the Potomac Antique Aero Squadron (PAAS) held its Antique Airplane Fly-In at Horn Point Aerodrome.  The fly-ins would continue on an annual basis at Horn Point for 44 years.  [I went to a number of these fly-ins].   The hangar was for many years used as the Dorchester (County) Heritage Center, and housed aviation memorabilia, among other local items.

The Potomac Antique Aero Squadron (PAAS) held its last Antique Airplane Fly-In at Horn Point Aerodrome in 2015, before moving subsequent Fly-Ins to Massey Aerodrome.

At the end of its lifespan, Horn Point Aerodrome's FAA Airport/Facility Directory data indicated it was owned by the University of MD, with the manager listed as Jeff Miley.

It was said to have 3 turf runways, with the longest being 2,650' Runway 9/27.

Horn Point Aerodrome was evidently closed at some point between 2015-2016, as it was no longer depicted on the 2016 Washington Sectional Chart.

“The farm now houses The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Horn Point Lab, a sprawling center of ecological study.”

Solar panels are now where planes used to park at the fly-in.  Great.