Felda Air Tawar Airport

The closure was primarily due to economic and operational factors. The airport's main purpose was to support agricultural aviation. The decline in the necessity for dedicated local airstrips for aerial crop spraying, fertilizing, and pest control, coupled with the rise of more efficient ground-based methods and logistical consolidation, rendered the facility obsolete. The land was subsequently repurposed for more direct industrial agricultural use.

The site is no longer a functioning airport. Satellite imagery confirms that while the paved runway is still clearly visible, it is in a state of significant disrepair. The runway and surrounding area have been repurposed and are now used as an access road and open storage area for an adjacent industrial complex, which appears to be a palm oil mill. The land is fully integrated into the industrial and agricultural activities of the plantation it once served from the air.

Felda Air Tawar Airport was a private agricultural airstrip built and operated to serve the vast FELDA (Federal Land Development Authority) palm oil plantations in the Air Tawar region. Its primary function was to support light aircraft, such as the Piper PA-25 Pawnee or Cessna AGwagon, for aerial application tasks. These operations were critical for the efficient management of the plantations, enabling widespread crop dusting, fertilizing, and pest control. The airport was part of a larger network of dozens of similar airstrips that were instrumental in the success and expansion of Malaysia's large-scale agricultural land development schemes throughout the mid-to-late 20th century.

There are no known or publicly discussed plans to reopen Felda Air Tawar Airport. Reopening is considered highly improbable due to several factors: the original operational need no longer exists, the runway and infrastructure are derelict, and the site has been encroached upon and repurposed by industrial facilities. The land is more valuable in its current industrial capacity.