Bean Blossom Airport

While no single official reason is documented, the closure was the result of a private owner's decision. The conversion of the airfield back into active agricultural land strongly suggests the closure was for economic or personal reasons, such as the owner's retirement or the sale of the property. This is a common fate for small, privately-owned general aviation strips, which are often closed when the land becomes more valuable for other uses like farming or development.

The site of the former Bean Blossom Airport has been completely reclaimed for agricultural purposes. Current satellite imagery of the coordinates 43.0405, -84.0051 shows a large, cultivated farm field. All traces of airport infrastructure, including the runway, any potential hangars, or windsock foundations, have been removed. The faint outline of the former east-west runway can sometimes be discerned in satellite views due to soil compaction, but the land is actively farmed.

Bean Blossom Airport was a small, privately-owned airfield serving the general aviation community. It was established sometime between 1963 and 1973. According to the 1982 AOPA Airports USA Directory, it was owned by Robert Verhaeghe and featured a single unpaved turf runway, designated 9/27, with a length of 2,100 feet. The airport's operations were limited to private use by light, single-engine aircraft for recreational flying and personal transportation. Its significance was local, representing one of the many private grass strips that were common across rural America in the latter half of the 20th century, supporting a grassroots aviation culture.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Bean Blossom Airport. The land has been fully integrated into a working farm for over two decades. The cost and regulatory challenges of re-establishing an airport on land that is now productive farmland make any prospect of reopening virtually nonexistent.