Dixon Aerodrome

Dixon, CA 🇨🇦 Closed Airport

ICAO

CA-1208

IATA

-

Elevation

- ft

Region

CA-ON

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 45.089186° N, -74.993083° E

Continent: NA

Type: Closed Airport

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Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 25, 2025
Closure Date

Approximately between 2013 and 2016. Analysis of historical satellite imagery shows a well-maintained grass runway in 2013. By 2016, the runway area appears unmaintained and is being absorbed into the surrounding agricultural fields, indicating that flight operations had ceased during that period.

Reason for Closure

The specific reason is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airfields. The closure was most likely due to private economic or personal reasons. Plausible scenarios include the property owner ceasing flight activities due to age or cost, or the sale of the land to a new owner who chose to convert the runway back to more profitable agricultural use. The land's current use as a cultivated field supports this economic reason.

Current Status

The site has been fully reclaimed for agricultural purposes. The area of the former grass runway is now a cultivated farm field. While a faint, linear outline of the old runway is still discernible from satellite imagery due to differences in soil compaction, the land is actively farmed. A building at the south end of the former strip, likely the original hangar, remains and appears to be in use as a farm storage building.

Historical Significance

Dixon Aerodrome was a private general aviation (GA) airstrip of local significance, located in South Dundas, Ontario, Canada (not Dixon, California as suggested by the 'CA' in the user's query). Its primary function was to support recreational flying for the property owner and potentially invited guests. The aerodrome consisted of a single north-south grass runway, approximately 2,200 feet (670 meters) in length. It would have handled light single-engine aircraft like Cessna 172s, Piper Cubs, and ultralights under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). It had no commercial services, control tower, or significant infrastructure beyond a hangar/shed.

Reopening Prospects

None. There are no known plans or prospects to reopen the aerodrome. The land has been functionally and economically repurposed for agriculture, making the re-establishment of a runway highly improbable.

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