Mazza Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airfields. However, the closure was most likely due to private/economic reasons. As a private ranch airstrip, it was likely closed when the owner ceased flying operations, sold the property, or decided to repurpose the land. There is no evidence of a military conversion, major accident, or regulatory action forcing the closure.

The site is no longer an active airport. The land has reverted to agricultural use as part of the surrounding private ranch property. While the faint outline of the former runway is still visible in satellite imagery as a clear, flat strip of land, it is not maintained and there are no remaining airport facilities like hangars or markings. The property is privately owned and not accessible to the public.

Mazza Airport (also known as Mazza Ranch Airfield) had local, rather than national, significance. It was a private turf airstrip established sometime before 1968 on a ranch owned by John Mazza. It primarily served the personal and recreational flying needs of the owner and possibly guests. The 1980 AOPA Airports USA Directory listed it with a single 2,000-foot turf Runway 18/36. Its operations were typical of a small, private general aviation facility, supporting light aircraft for personal transport or agricultural use.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Mazza Airport. Given that it has been closed for over two decades and the land is integrated into a private ranch, a reopening is considered highly unlikely. It would require the initiative of the current landowner and significant investment to bring it back to any operational standard.