Flying M Ranch Airport

The airport was privately owned and for private use. While the specific reason for its closure is not publicly documented, the most common cause for such airfields is a personal decision by the owner. This can include the sale of the property, the owner ceasing aviation activities, or for estate-planning purposes. There is no evidence to suggest the closure was due to a specific accident, military conversion, or commercial economic failure.

The site remains private property. Current satellite imagery shows that the former turf runway is still visible as a well-maintained, mowed grass strip. A building that appears to be a hangar is also still present on the property adjacent to the strip. However, the site is no longer a registered, active airport and appears to be used as part of the residential and agricultural land of the ranch.

Flying M Ranch Airport was a private general aviation airstrip. Its primary function was to serve the personal recreational flying needs of its owner, William Morgan, and the associated 'Flying M Ranch'. The airport featured a single turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet in length, suitable for light single-engine aircraft like Cessnas or Pipers. Its significance was not commercial or military, but rather as a personal facility contributing to the local general aviation landscape in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

There are no known public plans or prospects for the airport to reopen. Reactivating the airport would be entirely at the discretion of the current property owner and would require a new application and certification process with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).