Brewer Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airfields. The closure was most likely due to economic factors or a change in ownership. Scenarios include the owner's retirement or death, the sale of the property for other purposes, or the rising costs and liability associated with maintaining a private airstrip. The subsequent conversion of the land back to agriculture supports this conclusion.

The site of the former Brewer Airport has been fully reclaimed for agricultural use. Current high-resolution satellite imagery shows the area as active farmland. While all airport infrastructure like hangars or markings has been removed, a faint, linear discoloration in the crops and soil is still visible at the coordinates, clearly outlining the location of the former north-south turf runway.

Brewer Airport was a small, private-use general aviation airfield. Established between 1979 and 1982, it served the local aviation community in and around Ramsey, Illinois. According to the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory, it featured a single 2,600-foot unpaved turf runway designated 18/36. Its operations would have consisted of light, single-engine aircraft used for personal and recreational flying. It may have also supported local agricultural aviation (crop dusting), a common activity in this rural region. Its significance was purely local, providing a base for private aviation for approximately 15 years.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Brewer Airport. The land is privately owned and is being actively farmed. Re-establishing an airport on this site would require significant investment, rezoning, and new FAA certification, making it highly improbable.