Battleflat Farm Airstrip

Cessation of private use. As a private farm strip, its closure was not due to economic failure, military conversion, or a specific incident. The most probable reason is that the owner and operator of the airstrip simply stopped their flying activities, a common reason for the closure of such personal airfields.

The site has fully reverted to agricultural land. The former runway area is no longer maintained or identifiable as an airstrip and is used as a field for grazing or growing crops like hay/silage. The associated farm buildings, including a structure that likely served as a hangar, are still present but are used for standard agricultural purposes. There is no remaining aviation infrastructure or activity.

Battleflat Farm Airstrip was a private, unlicensed grass airfield. Its significance was primarily local, serving as a base for the owner's personal light aircraft. It was a typical example of a 'farm strip' used for General Aviation (GA) recreational flying. Operations would have consisted of single-engine piston aircraft, such as Piper or Cessna types, operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). It never hosted commercial services, military operations, or significant flight training activities.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening the Battleflat Farm Airstrip. Any potential reopening would be entirely at the discretion of the current landowner and would require significant work to restore the runway. Given that the land has been integrated back into active farming for several years, a return to aviation use is considered extremely unlikely.