Short Air Airport

The closure was due to economic reasons and land redevelopment. As a privately-owned airfield, the land was more valuable for industrial development. The construction of a large industrial facility directly on the airport grounds indicates the owner sold or repurposed the property for a more profitable venture.

The site has been completely redeveloped and is now occupied by a large industrial manufacturing plant. The EnerSys energy solutions facility (which acquired the NorthStar Battery Company) is located at the site, with its main building, parking lots, and access roads built directly over the former runway and airfield property. The original runway is no longer extant.

Short Air Airport was a small, privately-owned, private-use general aviation airfield. It was established sometime between 1970 and 1982 and was owned by Larry Short. The airport featured a single 2,500-foot unpaved turf runway designated 17/35. It served the local aviation community, handling light single-engine aircraft for personal and recreational purposes. Its significance was purely local, providing a convenient landing strip for its owner and other pilots in the Warrensburg, Missouri area.

There are no prospects for reopening Short Air Airport. The land has been permanently repurposed for heavy industrial use, making any return to aviation operations at this location impossible.