Trout Brook Airport

The closure was due to economic reasons. The airstrip is believed to have been built and operated privately to serve a remote fly-in fishing and hunting lodge, likely the Trout Brook Camp. When the associated commercial outfitting business ceased operations or no longer required air access, the airstrip was abandoned and left unmaintained. There is no evidence of closure due to a specific accident, safety concern, or military conversion.

The site is abandoned and non-operational. Satellite imagery clearly shows the outline of the single runway, which is approximately 2,800 feet long. However, the surface is completely overgrown with grass, weeds, and small trees, making it unusable for any type of aircraft. The surrounding area is dense forest, and the airstrip is slowly being reclaimed by nature. There are no buildings or infrastructure remaining at the site, and it serves no current purpose.

Trout Brook Airport was a private, unregistered airstrip whose significance was tied directly to the remote wilderness tourism industry in New Brunswick. It served as a vital transportation link, allowing guests, staff, and supplies to be flown into an otherwise inaccessible area. Operations would have consisted exclusively of light general aviation aircraft and bush planes (e.g., Cessna 180/185, de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver) capable of using a short, unpaved (gravel or turf) runway. Its existence was purely functional and it held no wider public or military significance.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Trout Brook Airport. The significant cost to clear the runway and restore it to a safe, usable condition, combined with the lack of any current economic driver (such as a new lodge or industrial activity) in the immediate remote area, makes any future reactivation extremely unlikely.