Vandersnick Airport

The closure was not due to a major event like a military conversion or accident. The most probable reason is the cessation of private use. Such closures typically occur when the owner stops flying, sells the property, or finds it more economically viable to convert the land fully to agriculture. The gradual disappearance of the runway into the surrounding farmland supports this conclusion.

The site of the former Vandersnick Airport has been fully reclaimed for agricultural use. Current satellite imagery shows the land is an active, cultivated farm field. There are no remaining traces of the runway, hangars, or any other aviation-related infrastructure. The location is indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland.

Vandersnick Airport was a private, unpaved turf airstrip. Its significance was entirely local, serving its owner(s) for general aviation purposes, which could have included personal transportation, recreational flying, or agricultural support (e.g., crop dusting). It was never a public-use or commercial airport and did not handle scheduled flights or significant traffic. The airport is representative of the thousands of private farm strips that were established across rural America in the mid-to-late 20th century to support the agricultural community and general aviation enthusiasts.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Vandersnick Airport. The land is privately owned and utilized for farming. Given the complete lack of infrastructure and no apparent demand for an airfield at this specific location, the prospect of it ever being re-established as an airport is virtually zero.