Bendinsky Airport

The airport was a privately owned, private-use airstrip. It closed due to the death of its owner and sole operator, John Bendinsky. As a personal airfield, there was no entity to continue its operation or maintenance after his passing, leading to its abandonment.

The site is completely abandoned and is reverting to nature. Current satellite imagery shows the former turf runway is heavily overgrown with grass and encroaching trees, though its linear clearing is still visible. The land is privately owned and is not being used for any agricultural, industrial, or residential purpose.

Bendinsky Airport was a classic example of a personal general aviation airstrip, significant primarily to its owner and the local aviation community. It was owned and operated by local pilot John Bendinsky for his recreational flying. When active, it featured a single 1800 x 100 ft. turf runway (18/36) and handled small, single-engine propeller aircraft like Piper Cubs or Cessnas. Its existence is still memorialized by the name of the adjacent street, 'Airport Road'.

There are no known plans or realistic prospects for reopening Bendinsky Airport. The cost to clear the extensive overgrowth, regrade the runway, and bring the facility to any usable standard would be substantial. Furthermore, with the original owner/operator deceased and the larger, public-use Schuylkill County Airport (KZER) located just 15 miles away, there is no practical or economic driver for its revival.