Bloomfield, CA 🇨🇦 Closed Airport
CA-0439
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285 ft
CA-ON
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 43.96675° N, -77.31325° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
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Approximately early 2000s. The airstrip was listed as active in Canadian flight supplements into the late 1990s, but satellite imagery shows it had ceased operations and was being converted to farmland by the mid-2000s.
The closure was due to economic factors and the changing use of the privately-owned land. It was primarily used by the Prince Edward Flying Club, and the cessation of the club's operations at this site led to the airfield's closure. The land was subsequently repurposed for more profitable agricultural use. There is no evidence of closure due to a major accident, safety mandate, or military conversion.
The site of the former airstrip has been fully converted to agricultural land and is actively farmed. The faint, ghostly outline of the former east-west runway is still visible in satellite imagery, but there are no remaining airport structures such as hangars, terminals, or markers on the property. The land is now an indistinguishable part of the surrounding farmland.
Wellington Airstrip was a private aerodrome that served as the home base for the Prince Edward Flying Club. Its primary role was to support general aviation for the local community, including recreational flying and flight training. It featured a single turf runway, designated 07/25, which was approximately 2,600 feet long. While not a major commercial airport, it was a significant local hub for aviation enthusiasts in Prince Edward County.
There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening the Wellington Airstrip. The land is privately owned and has been used for agriculture for nearly two decades. Re-establishing an airport at this location would be economically and logistically unfeasible, requiring land re-acquisition, significant investment, and extensive regulatory approval.
Long abandoned and with no sign of a runway to be found, the only clues that this location was ever an aerodrome was the remnants of an old windsock on the shed that might have been a hangar at one time. After spotting the old windsock, a bit of research found the airstrip marked on a topographic map from the 1960's. Today, the location can be found by driving along Highway 33 between Wellington and Bloomfield and looking for the 1/2(?)-scale Vought F4U Corsair replica perched on top of an old garage. The old airstrip is across the highway on the north side of the abandoned railroad tracks.