Liberty Airpark

The specific reason for the closure is not officially documented, which is common for small, privately owned airfields. However, the closure occurred during a period of economic hardship for general aviation in the late 1970s. It is highly probable that the airport closed due to economic factors, such as declining profitability, rising land values making the property more valuable for other uses, or the owner's retirement or decision to cease operations.

The site of the former Liberty Airpark has been completely converted to agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (41.233898, -81.170403) shows cultivated farmland. The east-west orientation of the crop fields aligns with the direction of the former runway, but no physical traces of the runway, taxiways, or aircraft parking areas remain. A few small buildings, which may have been associated with the airport (such as a hangar or residence), are still present on the western edge of the property, but the land is otherwise indistinguishable from the surrounding rural landscape.

Liberty Airpark was a small, privately owned general aviation airport that served the local community in Freedom Township, Portage County, Ohio. It was established between 1949 and 1962. The airport featured a single turf runway, designated Runway 9/27, with a length of approximately 2,200 feet. Operations were limited to light, single-engine aircraft for recreational flying and personal transport. The 1962 AOPA Airport Directory listed John Hudak as the operator. It was a characteristic example of the thousands of small, grassroots airfields that supported the growth of private aviation in the United States during the mid-20th century, but it held no major commercial or military significance.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Liberty Airpark. The land has been fully reclaimed for farming for over four decades, and all aviation-specific infrastructure has been removed. Re-establishing an airport on the site would be legally and financially prohibitive, requiring land acquisition from the current owners, significant investment in construction, and a lengthy process for regulatory certification. For these reasons, the closure is considered permanent.