Nixon Airport

Medora, US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Closed Airport

ICAO

US-11475

IATA

-

Elevation

610 ft

Region

US-IL

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 39.15497Β° N, -90.12362Β° E

Continent: NA

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: IS60 Nixon RLA

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Designation Length Width Surface Status
18/36 2500 ft 105 ft TURF-G Active

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 27, 2025
Closure Date

Approximately between 1971 and 1974. The airport was depicted on the 1971 Kansas City Sectional Chart but was no longer listed on aeronautical charts published in 1972 and 1974, indicating its closure within that period.

Reason for Closure

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. As a small, privately owned airstrip, its closure was most likely due to factors common to such facilities, such as the sale of the property, the owner ceasing aviation activities, the owner's death, or the rising costs and liability associated with maintaining a private airfield.

Current Status

The site is currently private agricultural land. High-resolution satellite imagery clearly shows the remnant of the former north-south grass runway. While the outline is still visible, the land is now part of a farm and is surrounded by cultivated fields. The property includes a private residence and farm buildings, consistent with its history as a farmstead airstrip.

Historical Significance

Nixon Airport was a small, private general aviation airstrip, likely named for its owner. It was operational from at least 1965 to the early 1970s. Its primary function was to serve the personal and recreational flying needs of its owner, and potentially for agricultural purposes given its rural location. The airfield consisted of a single unpaved turf runway oriented north-south, with a length of approximately 2,600 feet. It never had commercial or military operations. The identifier 'US-11475' is not an official FAA or ICAO code but a catalog number from a third-party database; the airport was never assigned an official FAA Location Identifier.

Reopening Prospects

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Nixon Airport. The airfield has been officially closed for approximately 50 years, and the land is fully integrated into private agricultural use. Re-establishing an airport on the site would be prohibitively complex and expensive, making the prospect of it reopening virtually non-existent.

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