Kent Farms Airport

No official reason for the closure is recorded, which is common for small, private airfields. The most probable reason is a change in the farm's operational needs or economic factors. This could include the farm owners ceasing aerial application (crop dusting), the retirement or passing of the original owner/pilot, the sale of the land, or the increasing cost and liability associated with maintaining a private airstrip.

The airport is permanently closed and has been fully reclaimed by agriculture. Current satellite imagery of the location shows the faint, ghostly outline of the former north-south runway has been plowed over and is now part of a larger, actively cultivated farm field. The land is irrigated, likely by a center-pivot system, and there are no visible remnants of any airport infrastructure such as hangars, windsocks, or markings.

Kent Farms Airport was a private-use agricultural airstrip. Its significance was local, serving the needs of the farm on which it was located. In the mid-to-late 20th century, such private airfields were common in the Columbia Basin, a major agricultural region. The airport would have supported farming operations, primarily through aerial application of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides using specialized aircraft (ag-planes). It may also have been used for personal transportation by the farm's owners. The runway was an unpaved turf or dirt strip, approximately 2,600 feet long, suitable for light, single-engine aircraft.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Kent Farms Airport. The likelihood of it ever being re-established is virtually zero. The land has been fully converted back to valuable, productive farmland, and there is no apparent aviation or economic demand that would justify taking the land out of agricultural production to rebuild an airport.