Pincher Creek/Cooks Aerodrome

As a privately owned aerodrome, indicated by the name 'Cooks Aerodrome', the closure was almost certainly due to a private decision by the landowner. Common reasons for such closures include the owner's retirement, sale of the property, cessation of flying activities, or the prohibitive costs and liability associated with maintaining a private airstrip. The land's subsequent and complete conversion back to agricultural use confirms it was not closed for public or military purposes. The proximity of the larger, public Pincher Creek Airport (CZPC), located just 2.5 km to the northeast, made this small private strip largely redundant for the broader community's needs.

The site of the former aerodrome has been fully reclaimed for agricultural purposes. An examination of satellite imagery at the coordinates 49.5163, -113.937 reveals the land is part of a larger farm field, used for cultivation or as pasture. While a very faint, linear discoloration in the vegetation can be seen that aligns with the former runway's location, all physical aviation infrastructure, such as hangars, a windsock, or runway markers, has been removed. The site is indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland.

Cooks Aerodrome was a registered private aerodrome, not a certified public airport. Its significance was primarily local, serving its owner and possibly other local pilots who had permission to use the facility. It consisted of a single turf/grass runway, oriented roughly 14/32, with a length of approximately 2,600 feet (792 meters). Operations were limited to small, single-engine general aviation aircraft, such as those used for recreational flying or potentially agricultural support. It never hosted commercial, scheduled, or military traffic.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening Cooks Aerodrome. The land is privately owned and is in active agricultural use. Given that the well-equipped, public Pincher Creek Airport (CZPC) is located nearby and adequately serves the region's aviation requirements, there is no practical or economic incentive to re-establish this small, private grass strip. The prospect of it reopening is effectively zero.