Hershey, US πΊπΈ Closed Airport
US-10854
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2850 ft
US-NE
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Location: 41.1703Β° N, -101.000999Β° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: 89NE
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Unknown, but confirmed to be prior to 1993. Analysis of historical satellite imagery shows the land was already converted to agriculture by 1993. The airfield does not appear on 1982 topographical maps of the area, suggesting it was likely closed in or before the early 1980s.
Economic reasons. The land was completely redeveloped for center-pivot irrigated agriculture. This indicates the property became more valuable and profitable as productive farmland than as a private airfield, a common fate for many small, rural airstrips in the United States.
The site is currently active farmland. A large center-pivot irrigation system completely covers the former location of the airfield. There are no visible remnants of a runway, taxiway, or any aviation-related buildings. The land is indistinguishable from the surrounding agricultural properties.
George Airport was a small, private airfield. Given its rural location and the fact that it was never assigned an official FAA identifier, it was almost certainly a personal-use grass or dirt strip. Operations would have been limited to serving the local farm or ranch, likely for personal transportation in small, single-engine aircraft or potentially for agricultural aviation (crop dusting). It held no known commercial, public, or military significance.
None. The land has been fundamentally altered and is now part of a productive agricultural operation with significant irrigation infrastructure installed. There are no known plans or any practical prospects for converting the valuable farmland back into an airport.
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