Willow Creek Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented. However, for a small, private rural airstrip of this nature, closure is almost certainly due to economic factors, such as the cost of maintenance, lack of funding, and declining or insufficient usage. There is no evidence of closure due to a major accident or military conversion.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the faint outline of the former north-south runway. The land has been completely returned to agricultural use, appearing as an open pasture or field for farming. There are no remaining airport structures such as hangars, terminals, or lighting. The site is indistinguishable from the surrounding prairie farmland except for the faint scar of the old runway.

Willow Creek Airport was a small, private aerodrome serving the rural community in the vicinity of Consul, Saskatchewan, Canada. Note: The 'CA' in the ICAO identifier and the coordinates confirm the location is in Saskatchewan, Canada, not California, USA. Its primary role was to support local general aviation and agricultural operations. This would have included use by local ranchers and farmers for private transportation and for agricultural aircraft (crop dusters). The facility consisted of a single, unpaved (turf or gravel) runway capable of handling light, single-engine aircraft. It held local importance for the agricultural community but had no major national or commercial significance.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Willow Creek Airport. Given that the site's infrastructure has been removed and the land has reverted to agricultural use, reopening is highly improbable. There is no apparent economic or logistical driver that would justify the significant cost of re-establishing an airfield at this location.