Rohde's Airport

The specific reason for the closure is not officially documented. As a small, privately-owned airport, the closure was most likely due to personal or economic factors related to the owner, such as retirement, the sale of the land for other purposes (in this case, agriculture), or the increasing costs and liabilities of operating a private airfield.

The site is now private property and has been fully converted to agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the location (43.566399, -89.267097) clearly shows that the former north-south runway is now part of a larger cultivated field or hayfield. While the faint outline of the airstrip is still visible from the air, there are no remaining signs of active aviation infrastructure such as hangars, markings, or aircraft. The associated residence and farm buildings remain on the property.

Rohde's Airport was a small, private general aviation facility that served the local community of Pardeeville, Wisconsin. It was owned and operated by Earl Rohde. The airport consisted of a single turf runway, designated 18/36, with a length of approximately 2,100 feet. Its operations were limited to private, recreational flying and it did not handle commercial or military traffic. It served as a base for local pilots and their personal aircraft.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Rohde's Airport. The land has been used for agriculture for over two decades and remains in private hands. Re-establishing an airport on the site would be prohibitively difficult and is considered highly unlikely.