Stout Field

The specific reason is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airfields. However, the closure was most likely due to economic or personal reasons, such as the sale of the property, the owner's retirement or death, or the high cost and liability of maintaining a private airstrip. The subsequent conversion of the land to full-time agricultural use supports this conclusion.

The site of the former Stout Field has been completely converted back into agricultural land. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows active farming, with crops planted over the former runway area. While no airport infrastructure like hangars or buildings remains, a faint outline of the former north-south runway is still visible as a subtle discoloration in the soil and crops, a common remnant of abandoned turf airfields.

Stout Field was a small, privately owned turf airfield. Its significance was primarily local, serving the general aviation needs of its owner and possibly the local community for recreational flying and potentially agricultural aviation (crop dusting), a common activity in rural Indiana. According to the 1982 AOPA Airports USA Directory, it featured a single unpaved north/south runway (18/36) with a length of 2,600 feet. It was a typical example of the numerous private airstrips that supported American general aviation in the latter half of the 20th century.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Stout Field. The land is privately owned and actively used for agriculture. Re-establishing an airport at this location would require purchasing the farmland and investing significant capital to rebuild all necessary infrastructure from scratch, making it economically unfeasible and highly unlikely.