Murphy Field Private Airport

The airport is believed to have closed following the death of its owner and operator, Daniel L. Murphy, in February 2017. It is common for small, private-use airfields to cease operations and be officially closed after the owner passes away, as the FAA registration is not renewed or is cancelled by the estate.

The property remains privately owned. An analysis of current satellite imagery shows that the land has largely reverted to agricultural and residential use. The faint outline of the former turf runway is still visible as a mowed grass strip adjacent to a farmhouse and outbuildings, but it is no longer maintained or marked as an active airfield. There are no aircraft visible on the site.

Murphy Field was a privately owned and operated turf airstrip. Its primary purpose was for personal and recreational general aviation use by its owner. The airfield featured a single north-south grass runway (18/36) measuring approximately 2,200 feet long by 100 feet wide. Its significance was not regional or national, but rather local, serving as a personal access point to the sky for its owner and potentially other local pilots with permission. It represented a typical example of the numerous private airfields that support general aviation in rural parts of the United States.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Murphy Field. Since its existence was tied to its late owner, any reopening would be contingent on a new property owner having a specific interest in aviation and undertaking the effort to re-establish and register the airfield with the FAA. This is considered highly improbable.