Franklin's Airport

While no official reason is documented, the closure is characteristic of small, privately-owned airfields. The most probable cause is related to the personal circumstances of the owner, identified as E. Franklin. Reasons for such closures typically include the owner's retirement or death, the sale of the property, or the prohibitive cost of maintenance and insurance for a non-commercial strip.

The site is currently private property. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows a clear, grassy area where the runway was once located. While the outline of the former airstrip is still visible as a large, mowed field, it is no longer maintained or used for aviation. The land appears to be integrated into a private residence with several outbuildings, serving as a large lawn or agricultural field.

Franklin's Airport was a small, private-use general aviation airfield. It served local recreational and private pilots rather than commercial or military operations. The airport featured a single north/south unpaved turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet in length. It was a typical example of the numerous private airstrips that supported personal aviation across rural America in the mid-to-late 20th century, providing a simple base for light aircraft operations in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening Franklin's Airport. Given that it has been closed for over three decades and the land is now fully integrated into a private residential property, a return to aviation use is considered extremely unlikely.