Davison Restricted Landing Area

The airport was a privately owned, restricted-use airfield. The closure was almost certainly for personal and economic reasons. Common reasons for such closures include the owner ceasing aviation activities (due to age, health, or cost), the death of the owner, or the sale of the land. The subsequent conversion of the property back into productive farmland indicates the land's agricultural value outweighed its use as a private airstrip.

The site of the former airport has been fully reclaimed for agricultural purposes. High-resolution satellite imagery of the coordinates shows that the area where the north/south turf runway and any associated buildings (like a small hangar or shed) once stood is now an actively cultivated farm field, indistinguishable from the surrounding cropland. All visible traces of the airport have been erased.

Davison Restricted Landing Area held no major national or regional historical significance. It was a typical example of a private, grass-runway airfield common in rural, agricultural areas of the United States. Records indicate it was owned by an individual, Charles Davison. Its operations would have been limited to personal, recreational flights for the owner and their approved guests. Given its location in central Illinois, it may have also supported local agricultural aviation (crop dusting) at times. As a 'Restricted Landing Area,' it was not open for public use.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. The land has been fully converted back to its primary agricultural use, making the re-establishment of an airfield highly unlikely and economically unfeasible. It exists now only in historical aviation databases.