West Poplar Airport

No single official reason was publicly cited, which is common for small, private airfields. The closure was almost certainly due to a combination of economic factors and declining use. As a private aerodrome in a very remote and sparsely populated agricultural area, the cost of maintenance, insurance, and compliance likely became unsustainable for the owner, or the owner no longer had a need for the facility. There is no evidence of closure due to a major accident or military conversion.

The airport is permanently closed and has been fully reclaimed for agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows that the land is now a pasture or hayfield. While a very faint outline of the former runway is still discernible from the air, it is completely overgrown. There are no remaining hangars, buildings, or any other airport infrastructure on the site.

West Poplar Airport was a small, private aerodrome, not a certified public airport. Its significance was purely local, serving the general aviation needs of a remote region in southern Saskatchewan near the US border. It primarily supported local farming and ranching operations, potentially being used for crop dusting, personal transportation for landowners, and access for recreational pilots or hunters exploring the nearby Big Muddy Badlands. When active, it featured a single turf and gravel runway (11/29) with a length of approximately 2,600 feet.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening West Poplar Airport. Given that the land has been converted back to agriculture, its remote location, and the lack of any significant economic or population growth in the immediate vicinity to justify the cost, the prospect of it ever being re-established as an airfield is virtually zero.