Rockin 7 Ranch Airport

The airport was a private-use facility owned by and serving the Rockin 7 Ranch. There is no indication of a specific incident like an accident or military conversion leading to its closure. The most common reason for the closure of such private airfields is a change in the owner's needs, sale of the property, the owner ceasing aviation activities, or the costs and liability of maintenance becoming prohibitive. The closure was likely a private decision based on the airfield no longer being required for the ranch's operations.

The site of the former airport has been fully reclaimed by the ranch. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the faint, overgrown outline of the former north-south runway. The land is now used for agriculture and cattle grazing, with vehicle tracks and animal trails crisscrossing the former airstrip. There are no remaining signs of aviation infrastructure such as hangars, markers, or a windsock. The runway is unmaintained, overgrown, and completely unusable for any aviation purposes.

Rockin 7 Ranch Airport held no major historical significance in the broader context of national aviation. Its importance was purely local and private. When active, it functioned as a private airstrip supporting the activities of the Rockin 7 Ranch. Operations would have consisted of light general aviation aircraft, such as single-engine or light twin-engine planes, used for personal transportation of the owners or guests, and potentially for agricultural purposes like aerial surveys of the ranch property. FAA records from the period indicate it had a single turf runway, designated 17/35, with dimensions of approximately 2,600 feet in length and 50 feet in width.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Rockin 7 Ranch Airport. Given that it has been officially closed for over 15 years and the land has been repurposed for ranching, reopening is considered extremely unlikely. It would require the property owner to have a renewed interest in aviation and invest significant resources to clear, restore, and potentially re-certify the airfield with the FAA.