Wheatley Farms Airport

The airport was a private farm strip. Its closure to any listed or public use was likely due to the owner's personal reasons, such as retirement from flying, sale of the aircraft, or a change in the farm's operations. There is no evidence of closure due to accidents, regulatory action, or broader economic reasons.

The site is still part of a large agricultural property, Wheatley Farms, in Elk Horn, Iowa. Recent satellite imagery shows the grass runway and the hangar at the southeast end of the strip remain physically intact. The runway appears maintained (mowed), but there is no visible sign of recent aviation activity. The land continues to be used for farming, with the airstrip occupying a small portion of the property.

Wheatley Farms Airport held local significance as a private, personal-use airstrip. It was not a public or commercial airport. Its operations were limited to general aviation, likely serving the recreational and personal transportation needs of the farm's owners. The infrastructure, consisting of a single grass runway (approximately 2,600 feet long, oriented NW/SE) and a hangar, is typical of a private 'farm strip' used to house and fly small, single-engine aircraft.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport for public use. As it is on private property, any future aviation use is at the sole discretion of the landowner. It could potentially be used again for private flights at any time if the owner chooses and the runway remains in safe condition.