Heins Field

Economic and personal reasons. Heins Field was a small, privately owned airfield. Such airfields often close when the owner retires, passes away, sells the property, or finds the cost and liability of maintaining an active runway prohibitive. There is no evidence of a specific accident, military conversion, or regulatory action forcing the closure. The conversion of the land back to full-time agriculture indicates the owner's priorities shifted away from aviation.

The site has been completely converted back to agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows cultivated farmland. The faint outline of the former east-west runway is still slightly visible as a linear feature in the fields, but there are no remaining airport facilities like hangars, markings, or a windsock. The property appears to be an active farm.

Heins Field was a classic example of a small, private general aviation grass strip common in rural America during the mid-to-late 20th century. Its significance was primarily local, serving its owner, Lowell Heins, and likely a small number of local pilots with permission to use the field. When active, it featured a single turf runway, designated 9/27, with a length of approximately 2,200 feet. It handled light, single-engine aircraft for recreational and personal transportation purposes. It never had commercial or military operations.

None. There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Heins Field. The land is privately owned and has been fully reclaimed for agriculture for over two decades. Re-establishing an airport on the site would require significant investment and regulatory approval, which is highly unlikely for a former private-use strip in a rural area.