Brussels/Van Keulen Field

The aerodrome was a private field, and its closure was due to it no longer being maintained or operated for aviation purposes by its owner. This is a common fate for small, private 'farm strips', which often close due to the owner's retirement, sale of the property, prohibitive costs of insurance and maintenance, or a simple lack of use. There is no evidence of closure due to a specific accident, military conversion, or major economic event.

The site has been fully returned to agricultural use. Current satellite imagery shows that the land where the grass runway was located has been integrated back into the surrounding farm. A faint, straight outline of the former runway (oriented roughly east-west) is still visible within a larger cultivated field, but it is no longer maintained as an airstrip and is actively farmed.

Brussels/Van Keulen Field was a private aerodrome, not a commercial or public airport. Its name suggests it was owned and operated by the Van Keulen family, who are known in the local agricultural community. Its historical significance is local, representing a common feature of rural Canadian aviation: a private airstrip maintained by a landowner for personal and recreational use. Operations would have consisted of small, single-engine general aviation aircraft (like Cessnas, Pipers, etc.) for private travel or recreation. It was not intended for, nor did it handle, commercial or scheduled flights.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Brussels/Van Keulen Field. Given that the land has been decommissioned as an aerodrome for over 15 years and has been re-assimilated into active farmland, the likelihood of it being re-certified and reopened for aviation is virtually zero. The process would be costly and complex, with no apparent demand to justify it.