Winnebago, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
US-10716
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950 ft
US-IL
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 42.298599° N, -89.2425° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: 7IS1
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Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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H1/ |
60 ft | 60 ft | TURF | Active |
The exact date of closure is not publicly documented. However, based on analysis of historical satellite imagery, the heliport appears to have been well-maintained until the early 2010s. Markings began to fade significantly between 2011 and 2016, suggesting it ceased regular operations and was likely officially closed within that timeframe, circa 2015.
The heliport was a private-use facility located on a residential property. The closure was not due to military conversion, a major accident, or broad economic factors affecting public airports. The most probable reason is a change in the property owner's circumstances, such as the sale of the property, the owner no longer operating a helicopter, or no longer having a need for private air access. Such closures are common for private airfields when they are no longer required by the owner.
The site is currently a private residential property. The physical infrastructure of the helipad—a circular paved area—still exists. However, the painted markings are extremely faded and weathered, indicating a complete lack of maintenance for aviation purposes. The area now functions as part of the property's driveway or a general-purpose paved yard. It is not an active or operational aviation facility.
Sills-Anderson Heliport was a private aviation facility. Its name suggests it was owned and operated by an individual or family named Sills-Anderson. The heliport consisted of a single paved helipad with painted markings, located on a large rural residential estate. Its operations were limited to serving the private transportation needs of the property's owner, handling light, privately-owned helicopters. It held no major commercial or public historical significance and was not open for public use.
There are no known public plans or prospects for reopening the Sills-Anderson Heliport. As a private facility, any potential for reopening would depend entirely on the current or a future property owner having a need for a private helicopter and choosing to restore and potentially re-certify the site for aviation use. Given its private nature, it is highly unlikely to be reopened for public or commercial operations.
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