Patterson Farms Airport

The specific reason for the closure is not publicly documented. As is common with small, private airfields, the closure was likely due to economic reasons, the owner ceasing flight operations (e.g., due to retirement or death), or the sale of the property for other land use. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a major accident or for military conversion.

The airport is permanently closed. Current satellite imagery of the location shows that the site has reverted to agricultural use. The faint outline of the former grass runway is still visible as a mowed strip of land within a larger field. The land is part of an active farm, and there are no remaining signs of active aviation operations.

Patterson Farms Airport was a privately owned airfield, typical of many rural grass strips found across the American Midwest. Its primary purpose was to support the operations of the adjacent farm and for the personal recreational use of its owner. First appearing on aeronautical charts around 1970, it featured a single unpaved, north-south turf runway with a length of approximately 2,600 feet. It would have accommodated light general aviation aircraft, such as Cessna or Piper single-engine planes, and potentially agricultural aircraft (crop dusters) servicing the farm.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Patterson Farms Airport. As a small, privately-owned strip that has been closed for over a decade, and with the nearby Independence Municipal Airport (KIDP) serving the region's aviation needs, it is highly unlikely that it will be reactivated.