Bellata Airstrip

No official reason for the closure is documented. The most likely reason is economic and related to private land use. Common reasons for the closure of such small, agricultural airstrips include a change in property ownership, the land being repurposed for more profitable agricultural activities (as evidenced by its conversion to a crop field), or the owner no longer operating an aircraft or requiring aerial services from that specific location. The closure was a private decision by the landowner, not a regulatory action.

The site of the former airstrip has been fully reclaimed for agricultural use. The coordinates point to a location within a cultivated farm field. The faint outline of the former runway is visible in some satellite images, but it is completely integrated into the surrounding farmland with no remaining aviation infrastructure such as hangars, markings, or a windsock. The land is actively farmed.

Bellata Airstrip held no major national or regional historical significance. It was a typical private, unpaved (dirt or grass) agricultural airstrip common in rural Australia. Its primary function would have been to support local farming operations in the 'Golden Triangle' grain-growing region. Operations were limited to general aviation and agricultural aviation, likely including crop dusting, aerial seeding, property inspection, and private transport for the landowner. It never served commercial or scheduled passenger flights.

There are zero known plans or prospects for reopening the Bellata Airstrip. The land has been successfully converted to productive cropland, and there is no economic or logistical incentive to re-establish a private strip at this location. The broader region's aviation needs are adequately served by the larger, government-owned Moree Airport (YMOR), located approximately 50 km to the north.