Wanette, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
ICAO
US-10235
IATA
-
Elevation
1060 ft
Region
US-OK
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 34.989498° N, -97.025297° E
Continent: North America
Type: Closed Airport
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The exact date is unknown. Based on its removal from FAA records and analysis of historical satellite imagery, the airport was likely abandoned in the late 1990s and officially considered closed by the early 2000s. A 1995 satellite image shows a distinct runway, while images from the early 2000s show it becoming progressively overgrown.
As a small, privately-owned airstrip, the closure was almost certainly due to personal or economic reasons related to the owner. This is common for private fields when the owner sells the aircraft, passes away, sells the land, or finds the cost of maintenance, taxes, and insurance prohibitive. There is no indication of closure due to a major accident, environmental issues, or military conversion.
The site of the former airport has been completely reclaimed for agricultural use. Current satellite imagery shows the land is being used as a pasture or hayfield. The faint, overgrown outline of the former north-south runway is still barely visible from the air, but there are no remaining airport infrastructure, such as hangars, lighting, or markings. The land is part of a private farm.
Pitts Field had minimal historical significance on a national or regional level. It was a classic example of a private, general aviation turf airstrip common in rural America. According to FAA directories from the 1970s and 1980s, it was managed by 'L. Pitts' and featured a single 2,600-foot turf runway. Operations would have been limited to light, single-engine aircraft for the personal, recreational, or agricultural use of the owner and their associates.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Pitts Field. The land is privately owned and fully integrated into an agricultural operation. Re-establishing an airport would require significant private investment and initiative from the current landowner, which is considered highly unlikely.