Lodge Farm Airstrip

The airstrip was a private facility on a working farm. The closure was a decision by the private landowner. Reasons for such closures are typically personal and can include retirement, sale of the land, changing land use priorities, or the cost and liability of maintenance. There is no indication of closure due to a specific accident or external economic pressure.

The site has reverted to private agricultural land as part of Lodge Farm. Satellite imagery shows that the former runway area is no longer maintained for aviation purposes and is used for farming activities like grazing or haymaking. The outline of the strip may be faintly visible, but it is no longer a functional airfield. The site is not publicly accessible.

Lodge Farm Airstrip was a small, unlicensed grass runway used for private General Aviation (GA). Its significance was purely local, serving the owner and possibly a few other pilots for recreational flying in light aircraft (such as single-engine piston planes). It had no military or commercial history. It is important to note that this airstrip is located near Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, and is entirely separate from the large, historically significant former military base RAF Upper Heyford (ICAO: EGUA), which is located approximately 20 miles to the south in Oxfordshire.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening Lodge Farm Airstrip. As it is private land, any reopening would be at the sole discretion of the landowner and would likely require new planning permission from the local council (West Northamptonshire Council). There is no indication that this is being considered.