Sell's Flying Field

The airport was a privately owned field. While the specific reason is not publicly documented, the closure of small, private airfields like this is typically due to the owner ceasing operations for personal reasons, such as retirement, health, sale of the property, or the high cost of maintenance and insurance. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, environmental issues, or military conversion.

The site is currently private property. High-resolution satellite imagery shows the land remains undeveloped and rural. The outline of the former turf runway is still clearly visible and appears to be regularly mowed, maintained as a large grassy field. The buildings that served as a hangar and residence at the north end of the property are still standing. The site is not used for any aviation purposes and is not accessible to the public.

Sell's Flying Field was a small, private-use general aviation airport owned and operated by Richard Sell. It featured a single turf runway, designated 18/36, with dimensions of approximately 2,200 feet by 100 feet. Its operations were characteristic of a personal 'farm strip', serving as a base for the owner's private aircraft and potentially those of invited guests. It handled light, single-engine aircraft typical of general aviation (e.g., Cessnas, Pipers). Its significance was local, representing the freedom and passion of private aviation in rural America.

There are no known plans or public prospects for reopening Sell's Flying Field. As the land is privately owned, any decision to reactivate it as an airport would be solely at the discretion of the current landowner and would require a new registration and certification process with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Given that it has been closed for nearly two decades, a reopening is considered highly unlikely.