Brown Ranch Airport

The specific reason for closure is not publicly documented, which is common for a private airfield. The closure was most likely due to the owner no longer needing or being able to maintain the airstrip, a change in property ownership, or general economic factors making it obsolete for the ranch's operations.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. As of the early 2020s, satellite imagery of the coordinates reveals the faint but clear outline of the former north/south runway. The strip is heavily overgrown with grass and shrubs and is no longer usable for aviation. The land has reverted to its primary use for ranching and agriculture. There are no visible remnants of any airport infrastructure, such as hangars or lighting, at the site.

Brown Ranch Airport, also identified on charts as 'Brown (Pvt)', was a private airfield serving the Brown Ranch. Its earliest known depiction on an aeronautical chart was in 1970. The facility consisted of a single, 3,500-foot unpaved runway oriented in a north/south direction. Its primary purpose was to support the activities of the large, private ranch, likely for the personal transportation of the owners, business travel, and agricultural support such as aerial surveying or crop dusting. It was a purely private-use strip with no known commercial or scheduled operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Brown Ranch Airport. As it is located on private ranch land and has been unmaintained for several decades, reopening would require a significant private investment from the current landowner to clear, grade, and potentially re-certify the airstrip. It is considered permanently defunct.