5-D Ranch Airport

The airport was a private airstrip. The closure was not due to a specific incident, military conversion, or major economic event. It was closed by a private owner's decision. This is common for small, private fields when the owner no longer has a need for it, can no longer maintain it, sells the property, or ceases flying activities.

The site of the former airport has been fully returned to agricultural use. Satellite imagery shows the land where the runway was located is now indistinguishable from the surrounding fields and is used for farming or cattle grazing. There are no remaining airport facilities such as hangars, markings, or windsocks. The faint outline of the former runway is barely visible from the air under certain conditions, but for all practical purposes, the airport no longer exists.

5-D Ranch Airport was a small, private-use airfield with no major historical significance in the broader context of US aviation. Its primary function was to serve the personal aviation needs of its owner, Duane D. Deters, whose name likely inspired the 'D' in '5-D Ranch'.

- **Operations:** It featured a single north/south turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet long.
- **Activity:** Operations would have been limited to light, single-engine general aviation aircraft suitable for landing on a short grass strip.
- **Timeline:** The airfield was established sometime prior to 1981, as it first appeared on the USGS topographical map of that year. It was listed in the 1982 AOPA Airport Directory and remained active through the early 2000s.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the 5-D Ranch Airport. As the land is privately owned and has been successfully repurposed for agriculture for over a decade, it is highly unlikely that it will ever be converted back into an airfield.