Flying O Airport

The specific reason is not publicly documented. As a private-use airfield, the closure was likely due to personal reasons of the owner (e.g., retirement, sale of the property, or death). It was not closed due to military conversion, a major accident, or commercial economic failure.

The site is now private residential and agricultural property. High-resolution satellite imagery clearly shows the faint outline of the former north-south runway, which now exists as a mowed grass field or lawn integrated into a larger private lot. The buildings that once may have served as hangars or support facilities appear to be part of a private residence. The airport is completely defunct and not used for any aviation activities.

Flying O Airport was a small, private-use general aviation airfield. Its primary purpose was to serve the recreational flying needs of its owner, reportedly a Mr. O'Connell, which explains the 'Flying O' name. The facility consisted of a single unpaved turf runway, designated 18/36, with a length of approximately 2,600 feet. It never handled scheduled commercial flights or military operations; its significance was purely local, serving as a personal airstrip for its owner and any other pilots permitted to use it.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. Given that it has been officially closed for over a decade and the land has been fully repurposed for private residential use, any prospect of it returning to service as an airfield is extremely unlikely.