Home Free Airport

The specific reason for the closure is not officially documented. However, as a small, privately-owned airfield, the closure was likely due to the owner's personal or economic decision. Common reasons for such closures include the owner ceasing aviation activities, selling the property, or deciding to repurpose the land. The conversion of the runway back to agricultural use suggests an economic or practical decision to utilize the land for farming.

The airport is permanently closed and has been fully converted back to agricultural land. Current satellite imagery shows the area of the former turf runway is now a cultivated farm field, seamlessly integrated with the surrounding farmland. A building consistent in appearance with an aircraft hangar still stands at the northeast end of the former runway, adjacent to a private residence on Fruit Road.

Home Free Airport (formerly FAA LID: 3LL4) was a private-use airport. It featured a single north/south turf runway (18/36) with a length of approximately 2,600 feet. The airport was owned by a private individual, Robert Fruit, and served as a residential airstrip, a common feature in rural American general aviation where pilots can operate their aircraft from their own property. Its operations were limited to private general aviation flights, and it did not handle commercial or significant military traffic. Its significance was primarily local, serving the needs of its owner.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Home Free Airport. The land has been repurposed for agriculture for nearly two decades, and the infrastructure (the runway) no longer exists. Re-establishing an airport on the site would be prohibitively expensive and complex, requiring new FAA certification and significant construction. The site is considered permanently decommissioned.