Middle Stewiacke Airport

Cessation of private operations. As a privately owned and operated aerodrome, its closure was not due to military conversion or the failure of a commercial enterprise. The most common reason for the closure of such small, private airfields is the owner ceasing flight operations due to retirement, health, sale of the property, or the cost of maintenance and certification becoming prohibitive. There is no evidence of a specific accident leading to the closure.

The site is a disused airfield on private property. As of the latest satellite imagery, the outline of the grass runway is still clearly visible but is significantly overgrown and unmaintained, making it unusable for aviation. A building that appears to be the original hangar and a private residence remain on the property. The land has effectively reverted to a large, open field that is part of a private residential lot.

Middle Stewiacke Airport was a small, private general aviation aerodrome. Its primary significance was to its owner and the local flying community in Nova Scotia. It featured a single turf runway (designated 08/26) approximately 2,600 feet in length. Operations consisted of recreational flying by light, single-engine aircraft such as Cessnas and Pipers. It did not handle commercial, scheduled, or military traffic. Its role was purely as a private, recreational base for general aviation enthusiasts.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. Re-establishing the airfield would require a significant investment from the current landowner to clear and restore the runway, as well as to meet the regulatory requirements for recertification with Transport Canada and NAV CANADA. Given that it was closed for private reasons, its future as an airfield is highly unlikely unless the property is acquired by a new owner with a specific interest and the resources to restore it.