Granite Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented, as it was a private airfield. The closure was most likely due to economic reasons, such as the owner selling the land or no longer having a use for the strip. The subsequent commercial redevelopment of the land confirms it was repurposed from aviation use.

The airport is permanently closed and has been significantly redeveloped. While the faint outline of the grass runway is still visible from satellite view, the southern portion of the former airfield is now occupied by large commercial and industrial buildings, including a major facility for the food manufacturer Litehouse, Inc. The remaining undeveloped portion of the former runway appears overgrown and is used for open storage.

Granite Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield. It first appeared on aeronautical charts around 1966 and featured a single unpaved north-south runway, approximately 2,600 feet in length. It primarily served private pilots and was likely used for recreational flying or to support local business operations. It is important not to confuse Granite Airport with the nearby Henley Aerodrome (Payne Field), a separate, more prominent airfield which was later redeveloped into the Silverwood Theme Park.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening Granite Airport. The site is now private property and has been partially built over with significant commercial structures, making any return to aviation operations infeasible.