Rodney Airport

No single official reason has been published. The closure is characteristic of many small, private airstrips in rural areas. The most likely reasons are economic and related to a change in land use. This could include the owner no longer flying, the sale of the property, the high cost of aircraft maintenance and insurance, or the land becoming more valuable for agriculture than as a private runway.

The site is now used for agricultural purposes. Satellite imagery clearly shows that the former runway area has been returned to farmland. While the faint outline of the grass strip is still visible from the air, it is overgrown and has been bisected by farm lanes or fences. There are no remaining airport facilities, and the land is part of an active farm.

Rodney Airport was a small, private aerodrome with no significant national historical importance. Its significance was purely local, serving as a base for private general aviation. When active, it consisted of a single turf runway (designated 09/27) approximately 2,650 feet long. Operations would have been limited to small, single-engine aircraft for recreational flying and potentially agricultural purposes like crop dusting, which is common in this farming region of Southwestern Ontario. It was not intended for commercial or military use.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Rodney Airport. The conversion of the land back to full agricultural use makes any future reactivation extremely unlikely. The demand for a new airport in this specific location is non-existent, especially with the St. Thomas Municipal Airport (CYQS) located approximately 30 kilometers to the east, which serves the region's general aviation needs.