# Mathis Airport

Forsyth County, GA · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-63a3d23034` · release 2026.10.20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ga/forsyth-county-mathis-airport/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | housing | none |
| What is there now | 32 homes in the new subdivision (Lakeview at Laurel Springs). | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1959 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2014 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2020 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 10.53 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | LG Mathis | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | JEH Homes | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | proposed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Approved by Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. | none |

## Anchors

Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1415

## Parties

- JEH Homes — developer (2020–)

## Timeline

- 1959: Airport founded
- 1959: Opened
- 2004: Airport sold to Flyboy Aviation Properties LLC
- 2004: Airport expanded by Flyboy Aviation
- 2013: Sale arranged and rezoning application filed
- 2014: Airport closed
- 2014: Closed
- 2020: Houses built
- 2020: Retrofit: redevelop

## Deals and debt

- 2013 sale: 1400000.0 Jim Jacobi of JEH Homes ← Flyboy Aviation Properties LLC  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathis_Airport

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Mathis Airport (FAA LID: GA27) was a private airport located in unincorporated Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Suwanee in the northeastern part of metro Atlanta. The airport closed in October 2014.
It had an 1800-foot or 550-meter runway, 1,171 feet (357 m) or 357 meters above mean sea level (AMSL).  Mathis Airport sat among residential subdivisions in southern Forsyth County.
From 2004 to 2009, Mathis was home to Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1415, but in 2009 this chapter moved to Air Acres airport in Woodstock, Georgia.


== History ==

LG Mathis founded Mathis Airport in 1959 as a privately owned/public use airport.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathis_Airport

## Sources

- Mathis Airport — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathis_Airport

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Mathis Airport, Forsyth County, GA." Record n-63a3d23034, release 2026.10.20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ga/forsyth-county-mathis-airport/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_forsythcountymathisairport,
  title = {Mathis Airport, Forsyth County, GA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ga/forsyth-county-mathis-airport/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-63a3d23034, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.