Austin Air Ads Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, Austin Air Ads Airport was a small, privately-owned airfield tied to a specific business and owner, Noble Austin. The closure was almost certainly due to economic or personal reasons, such as the cessation of the aerial advertising business, the owner's retirement or death, or the land being sold. This is a common reason for the closure of small, private-use airfields.

The site of the former airport has been completely converted to agricultural use. High-resolution satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the land is now comprised of cultivated farm fields, with no visible remnants of the turf runway, taxiways, or other aviation-specific infrastructure. A few buildings west of the former runway's location appear to be part of the original farmstead associated with the airfield but now serve the agricultural operation.

Austin Air Ads Airport was a private-use airfield established between 1965 and 1968. Its primary function was to serve as the operational base for the 'Austin Air Ads' company, which specialized in aerial advertising, likely including banner towing. The airport featured a single 2,100-foot unpaved turf runway oriented north-south (Runway 18/36). Its significance was local, supporting a small aviation-based business and contributing to the general aviation activity in Sullivan County, Indiana, for approximately two decades. The ICAO code 'US-10276' is a non-official identifier from a third-party database and not an FAA or ICAO-assigned code.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The land has been fully reclaimed for farming, and the original purpose for the airfield no longer exists. Given the complete conversion of the land and the lack of any aviation infrastructure, reopening the site as an airport is considered highly improbable and it is effectively permanently closed.