Dadswells Bridge Airport

No official reason for the closure has been published. As a small, private airstrip on private land, the closure was most likely due to personal or economic reasons. Common factors for such closures include the sale of the property, the owner no longer operating an aircraft, or the costs of maintenance becoming prohibitive. There is no evidence of closure due to a major accident, military conversion, or regulatory action.

The site is currently private property. Satellite imagery clearly shows the faint but distinct outline of a single, unpaved (grass or dirt) runway. The land is now overgrown and appears to be used as a paddock for grazing or is simply part of the surrounding rural landscape. There are no remaining aviation facilities such as hangars, fuel pumps, or markings. The site is completely non-operational as an airport.

Dadswells Bridge Airport was a small, private airstrip. Its significance was primarily local, serving the aviation needs of the property owner. Operations would have consisted of private, recreational general aviation flights. Given its location in a rural area near the Grampians National Park, it may have also potentially been used for agricultural purposes (e.g., crop dusting) or local tourism access, though no specific records of such commercial operations exist. The ICAO code 'AU-0669' is an unofficial identifier used by third-party databases and not an official code assigned by Australian authorities, which further indicates its status as a private, unregistered field.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Dadswells Bridge Airport. As the land is privately owned, any decision to restore and reopen the airstrip would be at the sole discretion and expense of the current landowner. Given its long period of disuse and the overgrowth of the runway, a significant investment would be required to make it operational again. It is considered permanently closed.