Butterville Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. As a small, privately owned airfield (owned by Donald Stoodley), the closure was most likely due to personal or economic factors. Common reasons for such closures include the owner's retirement or death, the sale of the land for other purposes (in this case, agriculture), or the rising costs and liability associated with operating a private airstrip.

The site is now private property and has been fully converted to agricultural use. The former turf runway is no longer maintained for aviation and is used as a hay field. Current satellite imagery clearly shows the rectangular outline of the former runway, but it is overgrown and indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland at ground level. The buildings that once served as hangars appear to still be standing and are likely used for farm equipment storage.

Butterville Airport (former FAA LID: NY41) was a private general aviation airfield that became operational in the late 1960s, first appearing on the 1969 Albany Sectional Chart. It featured a single 2,200-foot unpaved turf runway aligned north-south (Runway 18/36). The airport served local private pilots and their light aircraft, representing a typical example of the numerous small, private airstrips that supported personal aviation in the United States during the mid-to-late 20th century. It had at least one hangar-style building at the south end of the runway. It was never used for commercial or military operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Butterville Airport. The land has been used for agriculture for approximately 30-40 years, and its return to aviation use is considered extremely unlikely.