Burkinshaw Field

The closure was due to the nature of the airstrip as a private field. Reasons for closure of such facilities are typically personal or economic. This can include the owner selling the property, ceasing to fly, passing away, or finding the cost and labor of maintaining the airstrip prohibitive. The land was subsequently fully converted back to agricultural use, which is its primary purpose today.

The site is currently private agricultural land. The former location of the north-south runway is now part of a larger field cultivated using a center-pivot irrigation system. While a faint outline or 'scar' of the runway is still visible from the air in soil and crop patterns, there are no remaining airport facilities such as hangars, windsock, or markings. The land has been fully reclaimed for farming.

Burkinshaw Field held local significance as a private-use airstrip, likely serving the Burkinshaw family ranch or farm on which it was located. In vast, rural areas like Keya Paha County, private airstrips are essential for agricultural operations (such as crop dusting, checking on livestock, or surveying land) and for personal transportation. It was a typical example of a 'farm strip' and never handled commercial, public, or significant military operations. Its ICAO code, US-10063, is an unofficial identifier used by some non-governmental aviation databases to catalog such small or defunct fields.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Burkinshaw Field. As it is located on private property that is actively and profitably used for agriculture, re-establishing an airstrip would be at the sole discretion and expense of the current landowner. It is highly unlikely to be reopened.