Pakowki Lake West Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially recorded. Small, private airstrips of this nature are typically closed due to economic reasons or a change in the owner's needs. Common factors include the owner no longer operating an aircraft, the sale of the land, or the cost of maintenance becoming prohibitive. The closure was not related to military conversion or a major accident.

The site is completely abandoned and has reverted to agricultural land. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (49.35278, -111.0627) shows the faint, overgrown outline of the former north-south runway integrated into the surrounding prairie and pastureland. There are no remaining airport facilities such as hangars, terminals, or markings. The land appears to be used for cattle grazing or is simply undeveloped rangeland.

Pakowki Lake West Airport was a small, private airstrip. Its significance was entirely local, serving a farm or ranch in the very sparsely populated County of Forty Mile. It featured a single turf/grass runway, estimated to be 2,600 feet (792 meters) long. Operations would have been limited to light, single-engine aircraft suitable for unprepared grass strips, such as those used for personal transportation by the landowner or for agricultural activities like crop spraying.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airstrip. Given its remote location, historical private use, and the complete reclamation of the site for agricultural purposes, any prospect of reopening is considered nonexistent.