Monett, US πΊπΈ Closed Airport
US-10894
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1400 ft
US-MO
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 36.911201Β° N, -93.866898Β° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: 8MO8
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Approximately between 1993 and 2002. The airport was depicted on the 1993 Wichita Sectional Aeronautical Chart but was no longer shown on the 2002 edition. Satellite imagery from 1995 shows a distinct runway, while imagery from 2003 shows it beginning to fade into the surrounding landscape.
The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, as a small, privately-owned airfield, the closure was most likely due to the owner ceasing operations for personal or economic reasons, such as retirement, sale of the property, or the high cost of maintenance relative to its use. There is no evidence of closure due to a major accident, environmental issues, or military conversion.
The airport is permanently closed and the site has been fully converted to agricultural use. High-resolution satellite imagery shows the land is now part of a larger farm field, used for cultivation or as pasture. While the faint, ghostly outline of the former north-south runway is still visible from the air, no airport infrastructure, such as hangars, lighting, or markings, remains on the property.
Frazier Airport was a private general aviation airfield. Its significance was primarily local, serving the needs of its owner and potentially other local pilots. It was owned by Jack V. Frazier. The airport first appeared on aeronautical charts in 1970. It featured a single, unpaved turf runway, designated 17/35, with a length of 2,600 feet. Operations would have consisted of personal recreational flying and possibly agricultural aviation, given its rural setting. The identifier 'US-10894' is an internal code used by some non-governmental aviation databases and not an official ICAO designation, which for the US begins with 'K'.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Frazier Airport. The land is privately owned and has been used for agriculture for over two decades. Given the proximity of the publicly-owned and better-equipped Monett Regional Airport (KHFJ), located just a few miles northwest, there is no practical or economic incentive to re-establish a private turf strip at this location.
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