Krout Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented. As a small, privately-owned turf airfield, closure was most likely due to economic factors, the owner ceasing private operations, or the land being sold for more profitable redevelopment. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a major accident or for military conversion.

The airport site has been completely redeveloped for industrial purposes. A large industrial facility, currently the Baker Hughes (formerly GE Inspection Technologies) plant, was constructed directly on the western portion of the former runway. The only remaining hint of its past is the access road, named 'Krout Road'.

Krout Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield that served local pilots in the Lewistown, Pennsylvania area. It was established sometime between 1949 and 1955. According to the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory, the airport was operated by R.L. Krout and featured a single 2,000-foot unpaved turf runway designated 10/28. Its operations were limited to personal and recreational flying, and it did not handle commercial or significant military traffic.

None. The prospect of reopening is zero, as the land has been permanently repurposed with the construction of a major industrial facility, making any return to aviation use impossible.