Sumas Municipal Airport

The closure was primarily due to economic factors and land redevelopment. The land, located in a prime agricultural area, was more valuable for farming than for operating a small airfield. Its proximity to the large, full-service Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), just a few miles to the northwest, likely made the small turf strip redundant and economically unviable for the level of traffic it handled.

The site of the former airport has been completely converted to agricultural use. High-resolution satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the land is now an active, large-scale commercial farm, appearing to be a berry farm or plant nursery. All traces of the runway, taxiways, and any associated airport buildings like hangars have been removed. The land is fully integrated into the surrounding agricultural landscape.

Sumas Municipal Airport was a public-use general aviation airfield that served the local communities of Abbotsford and the former District of Sumas. Its key feature was a 2,600-foot by 75-foot turf runway (aligned 15/33). The airport catered to private pilots with light single-engine aircraft, such as Cessnas and Pipers, and may have supported some agricultural aviation (crop dusting) given its location. While its name included 'Municipal', it operated on a 'Prior Permission Required' (PPR) basis in its later years. Its significance was as a local hub for recreational flying and basic aviation access before the area's growth and agricultural intensification led to its closure.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Sumas Municipal Airport. The land has been fully and permanently redeveloped for agriculture. Furthermore, the land is situated within British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), which strictly protects farmland from non-agricultural development. Given the successful agricultural operation on the site and the comprehensive services offered by the nearby Abbotsford International Airport, the reopening of this airfield is considered virtually impossible.