Black Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented. However, as a small, privately owned turf airstrip, the closure was most likely due to economic factors or reasons personal to the owner. The subsequent and complete conversion of the land back to agricultural use strongly suggests that the airfield was no longer economically viable, needed, or that the value of the land for farming surpassed its value as an airport.

The site of the former airport has been fully reclaimed for agricultural purposes. Modern satellite imagery shows the land is actively farmed, with a large center-pivot irrigation system operating directly over the former runway's location. A faint, ghost-like outline of the compacted soil from the old runway is still slightly visible from the air, but no hangars, windsocks, or any other airport infrastructure remain.

Black Airport was a private general aviation airfield, likely named for its owner, located in a rural, agricultural area. It was active during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Aeronautical charts from the era show it had a single unpaved, north-south runway with a length of approximately 2,200 feet. Its operations would have been limited to light, single-engine aircraft for personal transportation and possibly agricultural aviation (crop dusting). Its significance is primarily local, representing a common type of private, farm-based airstrip that was prevalent in mid-20th century America but has since largely disappeared due to economic pressures and changing land use.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Black Airport. The conversion to valuable, irrigated farmland makes re-establishing an airfield financially unfeasible. Furthermore, there is no apparent aviation or economic demand in this rural location that would justify the significant cost of acquiring the land and rebuilding airport infrastructure.