Shamrock Airport

Hanna, US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Closed Airport

ICAO

US-11461

IATA

-

Elevation

680 ft

Region

US-IN

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 41.408104Β° N, -86.747202Β° E

Continent: NA

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: IN84

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Airport Information

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 27, 2025
Closure Date

The airport was permanently closed sometime between 2003 and 2006. Analysis of historical satellite imagery shows a well-maintained grass runway and hangar in 1998. By 2005, the runway appears overgrown and unused. By 2006, the T-hangar had been dismantled and the land was being actively farmed, confirming the airport's closure.

Reason for Closure

While no official reason is documented, the closure was almost certainly due to economic reasons or a change in property ownership, which is common for small, private airfields. The land was fully converted back to profitable agricultural use, indicating that maintaining a private airstrip was no longer viable or desired by the owner. There is no evidence of military conversion or closure due to a specific accident.

Current Status

The site of the former Shamrock Airport has been completely reclaimed by agriculture. All traces of the airport infrastructure, including the runway, taxiways, and hangar, have been removed. The land is now a cultivated farm field, indistinguishable from the surrounding rural landscape. The coordinates now point to the middle of this field.

Historical Significance

Shamrock Airport was a small, private-use general aviation airfield. It featured a single unpaved turf runway, oriented approximately NW/SE (14/32), with a length of about 2,600 feet. On-site facilities were minimal, consisting of at least one T-hangar and a small adjacent building. The airport's operations were limited to serving light, single-engine private aircraft for recreational purposes. It held no commercial, scheduled, or military significance and functioned solely as a personal airstrip for its owner and potentially other local pilots.

Reopening Prospects

There are zero known plans or prospects for reopening Shamrock Airport. The complete removal of all infrastructure and the full integration of the land into active agricultural production make any potential reopening extremely unlikely and cost-prohibitive.

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