J & J Crop Dusters Inc Airport

The closure was due to economic reasons, specifically the dissolution of the company that owned and operated the airstrip. The airport was the private base for 'J & J Crop Dusters, Inc.', a California corporation (Entity #C0432367) formed in 1961. Public records show this corporation is now 'DISSOLVED'. When the crop-dusting business ceased operations, its private airstrip was decommissioned, and the valuable agricultural land was repurposed for farming.

The site of the former airport is now completely occupied by a productive agricultural orchard or vineyard. High-resolution satellite imagery confirms there are no remaining visible traces of the runway, taxiways, or any aviation-related structures like hangars. The land has been fully reclaimed for farming, which is its current and ongoing use.

J & J Crop Dusters Inc Airport was a private agricultural airstrip (ag-strip) vital to the local farming economy of Arvin and the surrounding southern San Joaquin Valley. From its establishment in the 1960s, it served as a base for fixed-wing aircraft used in aerial application, or 'crop dusting'. These operations included the precise application of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers on the vast fields of cotton, grapes, nuts, and other crops that dominate the region. The airport represents a common feature of mid-20th century industrial agriculture in California, where private airstrips were essential infrastructure for efficient farming before the land became more valuable for permanent crops like orchards.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The original operating company no longer exists, and the land has been converted to high-value, permanent agricultural use (an orchard). Re-establishing an airport at this location would be economically unfeasible and would require the removal of a mature, productive orchard. The site is expected to remain agricultural land for the foreseeable future.