Alcock Restricted Landing Area

The primary reason for closure was the conversion of the land back to agricultural use. As a private 'Restricted Landing Area' (with former FAA identifier IL61), its existence was dependent on the owner's need or desire for an airstrip. It is common for such private fields to be decommissioned when the owner stops flying, sells the property, or the land is deemed more valuable for farming.

The site of the former airport has been fully reclaimed and is now used as active farmland. Modern satellite imagery of the coordinates shows no visible remnants of the runway, hangars, or any other aviation-related infrastructure. The land is indistinguishable from the surrounding agricultural fields.

Alcock Restricted Landing Area was a small, privately-owned airfield serving the personal aviation needs of its owner, J. Alcock. It featured a single north/south turf runway (18/36) measuring approximately 2,600 feet long by 100 feet wide. Its operations were limited to private, non-commercial use, likely for recreational flying in light, single-engine aircraft. It held no public, commercial, or military significance and was representative of the many small, private grass strips that once dotted the rural American landscape.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Alcock Restricted Landing Area. Given that the land has been actively farmed for over two decades and its original purpose was for private use, reopening is considered extremely unlikely. It would require a new landowner to purchase the property and invest in re-establishing the airfield from scratch.