Brown's Private Airport

The closure was a direct result of the death of the airport's owner and operator. It was not closed for economic, military, or safety-related reasons in a public sense, but rather because its existence was dependent on its private owner who is no longer living.

The site is currently a private farm. Satellite imagery shows the land where the grass runway was located is still a mowed strip, but it is no longer maintained or registered as an active airfield. The property, including the former runway, is used for private agricultural purposes.

Brown's Private Airport was a classic example of a private 'farm strip.' Its significance was personal and local rather than commercial or historical on a larger scale. It consisted of a single turf runway (designated 18/36) approximately 2,600 feet long. Operations were limited to the personal, recreational flights of the owner and likely his associates. It represented the passion for general aviation held by many private citizens in rural America.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. For the airfield to be reactivated, the current landowners would need to have an interest in aviation, re-register the site with the FAA, and assume all associated costs and liabilities, which is highly unlikely.