Dechant Farms Airport

The specific reason is not publicly documented, which is common for small, privately owned airfields. Closure was likely due to private reasons of the owner, such as retirement from flying, sale of the land, prohibitive costs of maintenance and insurance, or a general lack of use. There is no evidence of a specific incident, accident, or economic downturn forcing the closure; it appears to have been a private decision to cease aviation operations.

The site has fully reverted to agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the land is actively farmed. The faint outline of the former northwest/southeast grass runway is still visible as a slight discoloration or pattern in the crops, but it is no longer maintained as an airstrip and is completely overgrown. The original farm buildings associated with the property remain to the south of the former runway location.

Dechant Farms Airport, also known by its FAA Location ID '2D7', was a small, private-use general aviation airfield. It was not historically significant on a national level but served as a local hub for its private owners, Dechant & Sons. Established sometime between 1968 and 1977, its primary operations were for personal, recreational flying and potentially agricultural purposes, given its location and name. The airport consisted of a single turf runway (designated 10/28) with a length of approximately 2,500 feet. It never hosted commercial or scheduled flights and served solely the needs of its owners and their private aircraft.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Dechant Farms Airport. The land has been used for agriculture for over two decades, and the airfield has been officially and physically decommissioned. Re-establishing an airport on the site would require significant private investment and new certification, making it highly improbable.