Hoopes Ranch Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airfields. The closure was most likely due to a private owner's decision, potentially related to the sale of the property, the owner ceasing aviation activities, or the owner's death. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed for military conversion, a specific accident, or broader economic reasons.

The site is no longer an active airport. Current satellite imagery shows the land has reverted to pasture or farmland. The faint outline of the former runway is still visible from the air but is completely overgrown and unusable by aircraft. The property remains privately owned, and any buildings that may have served as hangars are likely used for farm storage or other non-aviation purposes.

Hoopes Ranch Airport (formerly assigned FAA Location Identifier: 1TA1) was a private-use airfield. It was not a commercial or public airport. Its primary function was to serve the general aviation needs of the ranch owner, W.H. Hoopes, and potentially their associates. The airport featured a single north-south turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet in length. It began appearing on aeronautical charts in the early 1980s and was used for personal, recreational, or possibly agricultural-related flights.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Hoopes Ranch Airport. Given that it was a small private strip that has been closed for over 15 years and the land has reverted to agricultural use, the likelihood of it being reactivated as an airfield is virtually zero.