Simonds Airport

Abandonment as a private airstrip. There is no evidence of a specific event like an accident or military conversion leading to its closure. Small, private airfields like this often close when the owner ceases flying operations due to age, cost, sale of the property, or loss of interest. The closure was a gradual process of disuse rather than an official, dated event.

The site is completely abandoned as an airfield. Satellite imagery clearly shows the faint outline of the former north-south runway, but it is entirely overgrown with grass, shrubs, and small trees, making it unusable for any aircraft. The land has reverted to private agricultural and rural residential use, and there is no visible, active aviation infrastructure remaining on the property.

The airport, known locally as Simonds Airfield, held no major historical or military significance. It was a small, private aerodrome consisting of a single turf runway (approximately 2,200 feet long). Its operations were characteristic of general aviation in rural Canada, serving privately-owned, light single-engine aircraft (such as Cessnas or Pipers) for recreational flying and possibly minor local agricultural or business purposes. It provided a registered landing area for the local aviation community but never handled commercial or scheduled traffic.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Simonds Airport. The land is privately owned, and the significant overgrowth would require extensive clearing, grading, and investment to make the runway serviceable again. Given its history as a small private strip and the availability of other active airports in the region (such as Florenceville Airport (CCR3) and Woodstock Airport (CCD3)), there is no public or commercial demand for its reactivation.