Gilmore Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented. However, as a small, private turf airstrip, the closure was most likely due to factors common to such fields, such as a change in property ownership, the owner no longer being an active pilot, the land being repurposed for more profitable agricultural use, or the high cost of maintenance and liability relative to its utility.

The airport is permanently closed and no longer exists as an aviation facility. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows that the land has been fully converted to agricultural use, likely as a hayfield or pasture. While the faint outline of the former runway is still visible from the air, it is completely overgrown and indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland at ground level. The site contains a private residence and associated farm buildings.

Gilmore Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield. Its significance was purely local, likely serving the property owner for personal recreational flying and possibly agricultural support. It was first depicted on aeronautical charts in the mid-1970s. The facility consisted of a single north-south oriented turf runway, approximately 2,200 feet in length. Operations would have been limited to light, single-engine aircraft capable of using a short, unpaved runway.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Gilmore Airport. The land is privately owned and has been repurposed for agriculture for over two decades. Re-establishing an airport on the site would require significant investment and initiative from the current landowner, making it extremely unlikely.