Nelson Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented, but evidence strongly points to economic and land-use factors. As a privately owned airfield, its closure was likely due to a decision by the owner to cease aviation operations and repurpose the valuable land. The conversion of the runway into cultivated farmland is a common outcome for small, private airfields when they are no longer economically viable or the owner's priorities change.

The site of the former Nelson Airport is now private farmland. Satellite imagery confirms that the land has been fully converted to agricultural use, with crops being actively cultivated where the runway once was. While the faint, straight-line outline of the former north/south runway is sometimes visible depending on the season and crop patterns, no aviation infrastructure such as hangars, markings, or a windsock remains. The property consists of a farmhouse, outbuildings, and cultivated fields.

Nelson Airport was a small, private-use general aviation airfield established sometime between 1973 and 1979. It was not a commercial or military facility. Its primary function was to serve the recreational flying needs of its owner, Richard Nelson, and potentially a small circle of other local pilots. The airport featured a single 2,600-foot unpaved turf runway designated 18/36. Its significance was personal and local, representing a typical private airstrip that supported the grassroots general aviation community in the region for several decades.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Nelson Airport. The land has been completely repurposed for agriculture, and re-establishing it as an airfield would require significant private investment, land conversion, and new regulatory approval from the FAA. It is considered permanently closed.