Lockmiller & Sons Airport

While not officially documented, the closure was almost certainly due to private economic or operational reasons. As a private agricultural airstrip on family-owned farmland, common reasons for closure include the owner ceasing flying operations (e.g., retirement of the pilot), the sale of the aircraft, or the decision to convert the land to more profitable, full-time agricultural cultivation. There is no evidence of military conversion, accidents, or urban development forcing the closure.

The site of the former airport has been completely reclaimed for agriculture. High-resolution satellite imagery shows the area where the simple north-south dirt/grass runway once existed is now a cultivated farm field. There are no visible remnants of the runway, hangars, or any other aviation-related infrastructure at the coordinates.

Lockmiller & Sons Airport was a private-use agricultural airstrip ('ag-strip'). Its significance was local, serving the farming operations of the Lockmiller family and potentially neighboring farms in Curry County. It would have handled light aircraft, primarily agricultural spray planes (like an Air Tractor or Piper Pawnee) for crop dusting and fertilization. It represents a common type of private airfield that was integral to large-scale farming in the United States during the 20th century. It had no public access, commercial services, or scheduled flights.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The land has been fully converted back to its primary agricultural purpose by its private owners, making a return to aviation use extremely unlikely.