Hibbs Airport

While not officially documented, the closure was almost certainly for economic and land-use reasons. As a small, private airfield, its value as agricultural land likely surpassed its value as an airstrip. The subsequent and complete conversion of the site into an irrigated farm field supports this conclusion. This is a common fate for small, privately-owned rural airports.

The site of the former airport is now actively used as agricultural land. High-resolution satellite imagery clearly shows that the land has been fully reclaimed for farming. A large center-pivot irrigation system now operates across the southern portion of the former runway. All visible traces of the airport, including the runway, taxiways, and any associated buildings or hangars, have been completely removed.

Hibbs Airport was a small, private-use general aviation airfield serving the rural community of Greenleaf, Idaho. It featured a single unpaved dirt runway, designated 16/34, with a length of approximately 2,200 feet. Its operations were limited to private aircraft, likely supporting local agricultural activities (such as crop dusting) and recreational flying for the owner and other permitted pilots. It never handled commercial or scheduled flights and its significance was purely local.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Hibbs Airport. The conversion to high-value, irrigated farmland is permanent for all practical purposes. Re-establishing an airport would require acquiring the land from the current agricultural operation and undertaking significant construction, making it economically and logistically infeasible.