Medford, US πΊπΈ Closed Airport
US-10903
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1085 ft
US-OK
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 36.797298Β° N, -97.718399Β° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: 8OK7
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Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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17/35 |
2000 ft | 80 ft | Turf | Active |
The airport was closed sometime between 1982 and 1990. It was listed as operational in the 1982 Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD) but was no longer depicted on the 1990 Wichita Sectional Aeronautical Chart.
The specific reason is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airfields. The closure was most likely due to economic factors or a private decision by its owners (listed as C.C. & M. Inc.). The cost of maintenance, insurance, and taxes, combined with a potential lack of use, often leads to the closure of such strips, with the land being repurposed for a more profitable use like agriculture.
The airport is permanently closed and the site is now used for agriculture. Current satellite imagery clearly shows that the land has been converted into a cultivated farm field. The faint outline of the former turf runway is still visible from the air as a distinct strip of land, but it is not maintained and is part of the surrounding farmland. There are no remaining hangars, buildings, or any other airport infrastructure on the site.
CC & M Airport was a small, privately owned airfield with no significant national or regional historical importance. The identifier 'US-10903' is a non-standard code used by some data aggregators and not an official ICAO or FAA code. When active, it featured a single 2,600-foot unpaved turf runway (oriented approximately north-south). Its operations were limited to general aviation, serving light aircraft for personal, business, or agricultural purposes (like crop dusting), which is typical for rural airfields in this region. It was never a public-use airport and did not handle commercial traffic.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening CC & M Airport. The land is privately owned and is actively farmed. Re-establishing an airport on the site would be impractical and is highly unlikely. The general aviation needs of the Medford area are served by the nearby public-use Medford Municipal Airport (FAA: 4K2).
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