Kanten Field

The closure was due to the airfield being a privately owned and operated strip. Such airfields often cease operations following the owner's retirement or death. With the passing of owner Orin Kanten, there was no entity to continue the maintenance, operation, and liability for the airfield, leading to its permanent closure and conversion back to private land.

The site of the former Kanten Field is now used for agriculture. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows the land has been fully converted into a farm field. While a very faint outline of the former north-south runway can sometimes be discerned from the air under specific conditions, all aviation-related infrastructure, such as hangars, markers, or a windsock, has been removed. The property is private farmland.

Kanten Field was a classic example of a mid-20th-century private general aviation airfield. Owned by local pilot Orin Kanten, it was active from at least the 1960s. The 1982 Airport/Facility Directory described it as a private field with a single 2,600-foot unpaved turf runway (17/35). Operations were limited to light, single-engine aircraft, and landing required prior permission from the owner. Its significance lies in representing the passion of individual aviators who established personal airstrips across rural America, supporting the general aviation community on a local level.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Kanten Field. The land has been repurposed for agriculture for several decades, and the original owner is deceased. Re-establishing an airport at this location would require purchasing the land from the current owners and significant investment to rebuild all necessary infrastructure, making it economically and logistically unfeasible.