Neeb Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, for a small, privately owned airfield like Neeb Airport, closure is typically due to owner-related reasons such as retirement, the owner's passing, the sale of the property for other uses, or the rising costs and liability of operating a private airstrip. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, military conversion, or broader economic reasons.

The site of the former Neeb Airport is now a private residential property. The outline of the former north-south runway is still clearly visible in satellite imagery as a long, mowed grass strip. A private home and several outbuildings, some of which may be the original hangars or barns, exist at the southern end of the property. The land has not been developed into a housing subdivision or industrial park, but it is no longer a licensed or operational airport.

Neeb Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield. Its primary function was to serve the recreational flying needs of its owner, Allen Neeb, and potentially a few other local pilots. According to the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory, the facility consisted of a single 2,200-foot unpaved turf runway, designated as Runway 18/36. It did not support commercial operations, flight schools, or significant FBO (Fixed-Base Operator) services. Its historical significance is local, representing the type of private, owner-operated airstrips that were more common in rural America during the mid-20th century.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Neeb Airport. The property is privately owned and used for residential purposes. Given that it has been officially closed for over three decades and the general aviation needs of the Lehighton area are served by the nearby public-use Jake Arner Memorial Airport (22N), a reopening is considered highly improbable.