Howard Airport

Ridgetown, CA 🇨🇦 Closed Airport

ICAO

CA-0781

IATA

-

Elevation

653 ft

Region

CA-ON

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 42.444° N, -81.92843° E

Continent: NA

Type: Closed Airport

Terminal Information Not Available
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Airport Information

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 25, 2025
Closure Date

Circa 2012-2013. The airport was de-registered and removed from the Canada Flight Supplement (CFS) in the early 2010s. An exact date is not publicly available, but satellite imagery confirms the runway was being farmed over by 2015.

Reason for Closure

Economic and land use reasons. The airport was a private aerodrome owned and operated by Howard Farms (Ridgetown) Ltd., a large agricultural business. The land was reclaimed for its primary purpose: agriculture. There is no evidence of closure due to an accident or military conversion.

Current Status

The site has been fully converted back to agricultural land and is actively farmed. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (42.444, -81.92843) shows cultivated fields where the runway once existed. While a faint outline of the former runway may be visible from the air due to soil compaction, no airport infrastructure such as hangars, lighting, or markings remains.

Historical Significance

Howard Airport was a private aerodrome that served the transportation needs of Howard Farms, a prominent agricultural business in the Chatham-Kent region. Its operations were limited to private general aviation, likely supporting business travel for the farm's owners and management. It allowed for convenient point-to-point travel, bypassing larger regional airports. The airport consisted of a single grass runway and was not open for public use.

Reopening Prospects

None. There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The land is privately owned and has been fully integrated into the owner's farming operations, making a future conversion back to an airfield extremely unlikely.

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Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

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