Greuter Field

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. As a small, privately-owned airfield, its closure was most likely due to personal circumstances of the owner (e.g., retirement, death, or sale of the land). This is a common reason for the closure of small general aviation strips, and there is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a major accident, economic crisis, or military conversion.

The site of the former Greuter Field has been fully reclaimed for agricultural use. Current satellite imagery shows the land is now part of a cultivated farm field. The faint, linear outline of the former east-west runway can still be discerned in the crops under certain conditions, but all physical airport infrastructure, such as hangars and runway markers, has been removed.

Greuter Field was a private general aviation airfield that served the local community of Butler, Indiana, from approximately the late 1960s until the mid-1990s. It was owned and operated by Robert Greuter. The airfield consisted of a single 2,600-foot unpaved turf runway, designated Runway 9/27. Its operations were limited to light, single-engine aircraft typical of general aviation, serving as a base for local private pilots. It held local, rather than national, significance as a small part of America's general aviation infrastructure during its time of operation.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Greuter Field. The land is privately owned and has been consistently used as productive farmland for over 25 years. A return to aviation use is considered extremely unlikely.