Klopfenstein Airport

The airport was a private field owned by an individual, Robert Klopfenstein. While the exact reason is not officially documented, the closure is characteristic of small, private airfields and was likely due to the owner's personal decision to cease operations, possibly related to age or health. The owner passed away in 2015, several years after the airport was officially closed. The closure was not the result of military conversion, a major accident, or broader economic factors.

As of the early 2020s, the site of Klopfenstein Airport remains physically intact but is no longer used for aviation. Satellite imagery clearly shows the overgrown grass runway situated within active agricultural fields. An adjacent building, likely the original hangar, also appears to be standing. The land has effectively reverted to private agricultural use, with the former runway's outline still clearly visible from the air.

Klopfenstein Airport was a private general aviation airfield established sometime between 1969 and 1972. It was owned and operated by local farmer and avid pilot Robert Klopfenstein. The airport featured a single turf runway (designated 18/36) approximately 2,640 feet long. For over 30 years, it primarily served the personal flying activities of its owner and likely supported local agricultural aviation (crop dusting), a common function for private airstrips in rural, farm-centric areas like Reynolds, Indiana.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Klopfenstein Airport. As a privately owned field that has been officially closed for over a decade and is integrated into private farmland, its reactivation for aviation purposes is highly unlikely. Any potential reopening would require significant investment, recertification, and the initiative of a new private owner.