Wabbaseka Flying Service Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, as a small, privately-owned airfield supporting a commercial flying service, its closure was most likely due to economic factors. Common reasons for such closures include the cessation of the flying service business, the owner's retirement, or the land being sold and repurposed for more profitable use, which in this region is agriculture.

The airport is permanently closed and has been completely erased from the landscape. Current satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the site has been fully converted back to agricultural use. The former runway, taxiways, and building areas have been plowed over and are now part of a cultivated farm field. There are no visible remnants of any airport infrastructure, such as runways or hangars.

Wabbaseka Flying Service Airport was a small, private airfield that served the local agricultural community in the Arkansas Delta. Its earliest known depiction is on a 1967 USGS topographical map. As its name implies, it was the operational base for the 'Wabbaseka Flying Service,' an agricultural aviation company specializing in services like crop dusting and aerial application. The 1982 AOPA Airport Directory listed it as having a single 2,400-foot unpaved turf runway (18/36). The airport was a typical example of the numerous small airfields that supported America's agricultural industry during the mid to late 20th century.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Wabbaseka Flying Service Airport. The land has been fully reclaimed for agriculture, and all infrastructure has been removed, making any potential reopening financially and logistically unfeasible.