Bates Airpark

The primary reason for closure was urban encroachment and the increasing value of the land for real estate. As the city of Omaha expanded westward, the area surrounding the private airpark became prime for development. The owner of the airpark, Robert E. Bates, was also a real estate developer and ultimately re-purposed the land for a large-scale commercial and residential project.

The former airport site has been completely redeveloped and is unrecognizable as an airfield. The land is now occupied by the 'Shoppes at Legacy' and 'Legacy Village' developments, a major mixed-use area in West Omaha. This includes a Costco, numerous other retail stores, restaurants, office buildings, and the Legacy Crossing apartment complexes. No physical traces of the runway or airport facilities remain.

Bates Airpark was a private general aviation airfield that served the local pilot community for several decades, appearing on aeronautical charts from at least the 1960s through the 1980s. It was established and owned by pilot and developer Robert E. Bates. The airfield featured a single north/south turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet in length. It was a typical example of the numerous small, private airfields that once dotted the outskirts of American cities before being consumed by suburban sprawl. The identifier 'US-11033' is not an official ICAO code but an internal designation used by some third-party aviation databases.

There are zero prospects for reopening. The site has been fully and densely developed with high-value commercial and residential infrastructure, making any return to aviation use physically and economically impossible.