Carter Field

The specific reason for closure is not publicly documented. For a small, private airstrip of this nature, closure is typically due to personal reasons of the owner, such as retirement from flying, passing away, selling the property, or finding the cost of maintenance and insurance prohibitive. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, military conversion, or broader economic failure.

The site is currently an unmaintained, overgrown field. The faint outline of the former northwest-southeast grass runway is still visible in satellite imagery, but it is being reclaimed by surrounding vegetation. The land appears to be part of the adjacent private farmland and is not used for any aviation or other identifiable purpose.

Carter Field was a small, privately-owned grass airstrip with no significant commercial, military, or historical role. Its importance was limited to local, private use. Operations would have consisted of light, single-engine general aviation aircraft (e.g., Pipers, Cessnas) used for recreational flying by the owner and possibly invited guests. The identifier 'US-11341' is not an official ICAO or FAA code but rather an internal catalog number used by online non-governmental airport directories. The field never held an official IATA or ICAO designation.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Carter Field. As a defunct private airstrip on private land, any reopening would be solely at the discretion and expense of a new landowner with an interest in aviation. Given that it has been abandoned for over a decade, significant investment would be required to clear, grade, and restore the runway to a safe, usable condition. For all practical purposes, it is considered permanently closed.