Lake West Wind Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, as a small, privately owned airfield, the closure was most likely due to economic factors, the owner's decision to sell the land, or the owner's retirement or death. The subsequent conversion of the land to agricultural use suggests the property was sold or repurposed for farming.

The airport is permanently closed and the site has been fully converted to agricultural use. Current satellite imagery shows the land is actively farmed with crops. While all airport structures like hangars have been removed, a faint outline of the former north-south runway can still be discerned in the fields from an aerial perspective.

Lake West Wind Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield. It first appeared on aeronautical charts around 1971. The facility consisted of a single unpaved turf runway, oriented north-south, with a length of approximately 2,600 feet. It served the local aviation community, providing a base for private pilots and their light, single-engine aircraft. It did not handle commercial, cargo, or military operations and its significance was limited to local recreational flying.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Lake West Wind Airport. The land has been completely repurposed and is now private farmland, making any return to aviation use extremely unlikely.