Russell (South) Airfield

The precise reason is not officially documented, but it is characteristic of a private owner ceasing operations. For small, private grass strips like Russell (South), closure is typically due to economic factors, such as the high cost of maintenance and insurance, the owner's retirement or sale of the property, or a desire to return the land to its primary agricultural use. There is no evidence of closure due to a major accident, military conversion, or regulatory action.

The site has been fully returned to agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (45.247216, -75.348712) clearly shows the land is now an active farm field. The faint outline of the former northwest/southeast runway is still visible as a scar on the landscape, but it is being farmed over. There are no remaining airport structures such as hangars, windsocks, or markings.

Russell (South) Airfield was a registered private aerodrome with limited historical significance beyond its local use. It was not a commercial or military airport. Its primary function was to serve the private owner and potentially a small number of local pilots with permission. It featured a single turf runway (14/32) approximately 2,600 feet long. Operations would have been restricted to light, single-engine aircraft capable of using a short, unpaved strip, such as Cessna, Piper, or ultralight aircraft. Its existence was noted in official aviation publications like the Canadian Flight Supplement, making it a known, albeit restricted, landing spot for pilots in the region.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Russell (South) Airfield. The land has been reintegrated into the surrounding farmland, and reopening would require significant investment and the re-designation of the land use. Given its history as a small private strip, a revival is considered extremely unlikely.