Etna, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
US-10418
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1070 ft
US-NY
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 42.492902° N, -76.386901° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: 5NY3
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| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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18/36 |
2000 ft | 70 ft | TURF | Active |
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The airport was closed sometime between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s. It was listed as active in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory, but a 2006 aerial photograph shows a private residence had been constructed on the southern end of the runway, confirming its permanent closure by that time.
The specific reason is not officially documented, but evidence strongly suggests it was closed for land redevelopment. The construction of a private home directly on the former runway path indicates the land was repurposed for residential use. This is a common fate for small, privately-owned airfields when the owner ceases operations or the land becomes more valuable for development.
The site of the former Keech Airport is now used for residential and agricultural purposes. A private home and its associated yard have been built directly over the southern portion of the former runway. The northern part of the runway area has been absorbed into the surrounding agricultural fields. There are no visible remnants of airport infrastructure like hangars or markings, although the faint outline of the former grass strip can still be discerned in satellite imagery.
Keech Airport was a small, privately-owned general aviation airfield. First appearing on maps in the mid-1950s, it was operated by Raymond Keech and served the local flying community. It featured a single north/south turf runway, approximately 2,100 feet long. Its significance was primarily local, providing a base for private pilots and their light aircraft for several decades. It was a characteristic example of the numerous private grass strips that supported recreational flying in the United States during the mid-20th century.
None. There are no plans or prospects for reopening Keech Airport. The land has been permanently repurposed, and the construction of a private residence on the former runway makes any future aviation use impossible.