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Greenwood Municipal Airport (Old)

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtGreenwood, MS

Airport redeveloped to industrial (1970–present); county market declining, peer strategy validated. · summary, model-written

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Greenwood Municipal Airport (Old)
Aerial view of a large commercial complex with multiple buildings and parking lots. · verified by a vision model. Photo: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Place
Shrinking countyThis site: -8.0% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …light industrial estate record · all sites with this
New use
Logistics and industrialThis site: …light industrial estate newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia no source
New usesindustrialWikipedia no source
What is there nowlight industrial estatenewtypes-extraction reported

History and original facts

Opened1931newtypes-extraction reported
Closed1970newtypes-extraction reported
AnchorsChicago & Southern Airlines, Delta Air Lines
CountyLeflore County
Census division6 · East South Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Former Greenwood Municipal Airport (Old) in Greenwood, Mississippi, closed around 1970 and was redeveloped into a light industrial estate.

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Leflore County (MS), 202434 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 11 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)1,413 jobs in 137 establishments; average annual pay $32,677; employment location quotient 1.18; employment +0.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20223,289 jobs; 226 in retail trade, 172 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 28083950800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 29th income percentile as adults; 5.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,624 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 41% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 56.1%; median family income $19,777; 500 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District (PK-12); 7 public schools within 1 mile: DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL; THREADGILL PRIMARY SCHOOL; GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation132 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-202556 county-logged events: 35 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 6 hail, 4 tornado; $2,685,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 38930, 2026-09median list price $243,750 (+3.2% on the year); 80 active listings; median 86 days on market; 10% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023143 establishments (-8%); 1,487 jobs (-10%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $74,957 (-5% 1 yr, -29% 5 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)13,694 vehicles a day on WALTHALL STREET (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 38 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former airport (1931–1970) redeveloped into light industrial estate. Airport operations moved to Greenwood-Leflore Airport in 1970.

Why. Strategy: redevelop (confirmed by peer sites like Stapleton Airport, CA).

Where it stands. Status: built. Current use: industrial (per after_notes).

For a planner

  • County housing market: ZHVI $74,957 (2026-09), down 5.2% YoY (county FIPS 28083).
  • Peer sites: 6 similar redeveloped sites (e.g., Stapleton Airport, CO; Hatfield Aerodrome, UK) with same strategy.

For a developer

  • No active permits for new industrial units (2023–2024: 11–34 units total, $3.8M–$5.4M value).
  • Opp_score 0.0: retrofit already built; county population shrank 8.0% (2018–2023).

What we do not know yet

  • No parcel boundaries or deal history provided.
  • Traffic data: minor arterial (Walthall St), 2 lanes, 13,694 ADT (2024).
  • No current industrial occupancy metrics.

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  • retrofit already built
  • county shrank -8.0% 2018–23

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Background

Greenwood Municipal Airport (Old) is a former airport located 2 miles southwest of Greenwood, Mississippi. It was closed about 1970 and flight operations were moved to the Greenwood-Leflore Airport. Today it is an industrial area. == History == Greenwood Municipal Airport opened about 1931 as the airport for Greenwood, Mississippi. The airfield was said to have 2 sod runways: 2,960 feet (900 m) and 2,800 feet (850 m) long. It was also known as "Leflore Airport". During World War II the Army Air Corps took over control of the airport in 1942 and three 4,000 feet (1,200 m) hard-surface runways were built.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1931 Airport opened
  2. 1931 Opened
  3. 1942 Army Air Corps took over control
  4. 1970 Airport closed
  5. 1970 Closed

Sources

  • Greenwood Municipal Airport (Mississippi) · CC BY-SA 4.0
    4 quoted sentences
    Greenwood Municipal Airport (Old)
    Greenwood Municipal Airport opened about 1931
    During World War II the Army Air Corps took over control of the airport in 1942
    closed about 1970

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