Hibbs Farm Airport

As a private-use airfield, the closure was a decision made by the owner. This is common for small, private airstrips when the owner ceases aviation activities due to reasons such as retirement, health, selling the property, or the high cost of maintenance and insurance. There is no indication that the closure was due to a specific accident, military conversion, or broader economic factors.

The site of the former airport has been fully returned to agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows that the land where the turf runway once existed is now actively cultivated farmland, completely blending in with the surrounding fields. There are no visible remnants of the runway, markers, or any associated aviation buildings like hangars at the location.

Hibbs Farm Airport was a small, privately owned and operated airfield. Its significance was purely local, serving the general aviation needs of its owner, Larry D. Hibbs. The facility consisted of a single turf runway (designated 18/36) with dimensions of approximately 2,200 by 100 feet. Operations would have been limited to small, single-engine aircraft for personal, recreational, or agricultural purposes related to the farm. It was a typical example of the thousands of private farm strips that support aviation in rural America.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. Its FAA registration has been permanently cancelled, and the land has been repurposed. Any effort to reopen would require the current landowner to initiate an entirely new airport registration and certification process with the FAA, which is considered highly unlikely.