Cortopassi Airport

The specific reason for the closure is not publicly documented, as Cortopassi Airport was a private-use facility. The closure was likely a business decision made by its owner, Cortopassi Ranches. Reasons for such closures typically include the consolidation of aviation operations to a larger airport (like nearby Stockton Metropolitan Airport), a decrease in the need for a private airstrip, rising liability insurance costs, or a desire to repurpose the valuable agricultural land.

The site is no longer an airport. The land has been fully repurposed for agricultural use by its owners. Current satellite imagery shows the asphalt runway is still largely intact but is now used for storing thousands of stacked agricultural bins and other farm equipment. The airfield has been completely integrated into the surrounding orchards and farmland, with no remaining aviation infrastructure in use.

Cortopassi Airport, which used the FAA Location Identifier (LID) 'O28', was a private airfield that played a key role in local agriculture. It was owned and operated by Cortopassi Ranches, one of the region's most significant agricultural producers. The airport's primary function was to support these vast farming operations. It served as a base for agricultural aircraft used for crop dusting and spraying, as well as for general aviation aircraft used for business and personal transport. The facility consisted of a single, well-maintained 2,400-foot asphalt runway designated 11/29. Its existence highlighted the scale and logistical sophistication of modern agriculture in California's Central Valley.

There are no known plans or prospects to reopen Cortopassi Airport. Given that the site has been closed for over a decade and its primary infrastructure is now used for agricultural storage, the likelihood of it returning to aviation service is virtually zero. The land is more valuable to its owners in its current capacity supporting their primary farming business.