Sweedler Airport

The airport was closed to make way for massive industrial and logistical redevelopment. Its location was prime real estate for the development of the CenterPoint Intermodal Center - Elwood, one of the largest inland ports in North America. The land's value for industrial use, driven by the expansion of nearby BNSF and Union Pacific rail yards, far surpassed its value as a small private airfield.

The site of the former airport has been completely obliterated and redeveloped. It is now occupied by large warehouses and distribution centers that are part of the CenterPoint Intermodal Center. The exact location of the former runway is now covered by buildings, truck depots, and parking lots. There are no visible remnants of the airport.

Sweedler Airport was a small, privately owned airfield serving general aviation purposes. It was owned by Robert Sweedler and primarily used by him and potentially other local pilots. It featured a single unpaved turf runway (Runway 9/27) approximately 2,600 feet long. Its significance was local, representing a typical private grass-strip airfield that supported recreational flying and personal transport, a common feature of rural America before the land was consumed by urban and industrial expansion.

Zero. There are no plans or prospects for reopening Sweedler Airport. The land has been permanently and irreversibly repurposed for high-value industrial and logistical operations, making any return to aviation use impossible.