Kippen Airfield

The airfield was a private aerodrome. While the specific reason for its closure is not publicly recorded, the most common factor for such private strips is a decision by the landowner. This is typically due to economic reasons, such as the high cost of maintenance and insurance, the owner's retirement from flying, or the sale of the property. The subsequent conversion of the land back to profitable farmland strongly suggests an economic and land-use decision.

The site of the former Kippen Airfield has been fully reverted to agricultural use. Current satellite imagery of the coordinates (43.4939, -81.44646) shows that the land where the runway and any associated facilities existed is now an active, cultivated farm field. There are no remaining visible traces of aviation infrastructure like hangars, runway markers, or windsocks.

Kippen Airfield was a small, private general aviation airfield. Its identifier, CA-0908, was a non-official code used in some private aviation databases and not a formal ICAO designation. The airfield consisted of a single turf runway, estimated to be around 2,600 feet long, oriented approximately 01/19. Its operations were limited to private recreational flying, serving the aircraft owner and possibly invited guests. It handled light, single-engine aircraft (e.g., Cessna, Piper, or homebuilt types) and had no history of commercial, military, or significant flight training activities. Its significance was purely local to its owner and the immediate aviation community.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening Kippen Airfield. The complete conversion of the land back to agriculture makes re-establishment highly unlikely and cost-prohibitive. The airfield is considered permanently closed.