Skiff Aerodrome

The aerodrome was privately owned and operated. While the specific reason for closure is not public record, it is almost certainly due to private circumstances. Common reasons for the closure of such small, private airstrips include the owner selling the land, retiring from aviation, or no longer having an economic or personal need for the facility. There is no evidence to suggest closure was due to a specific accident, regulatory action, or military conversion.

The site is now private farmland. High-resolution satellite imagery of the coordinates (49.4995, -111.7829) shows that the faint outline of the former runway is still visible on the ground. However, the strip is completely overgrown, unmaintained, and has been effectively reclaimed for agricultural use. The nearby farm buildings associated with the property are still present, but there is no remaining aviation infrastructure.

Skiff Aerodrome held local, rather than national, significance. It was a registered private aerodrome primarily serving general aviation and agricultural purposes in a rural area of southern Alberta. The 2006 CFS listed its operator as 'D. Jensen' and its runway as a 2600-foot by 75-foot turf strip (11/29). Operations were restricted to 'Prior Permission Required' (PPR), typical for private strips. Its main function was likely to support the owner's personal flying and potentially agricultural aviation activities like crop dusting, which are common in the region.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Skiff Aerodrome. Given that it has been officially de-registered with Transport Canada for over a decade and the land has been fully converted back to agricultural use, the likelihood of it being re-established as an aviation facility is extremely low to non-existent.