Hausmann Airport

The specific reason for the closure is not officially documented. However, the closure is consistent with the fate of many small, privately-owned airfields from that era. Common reasons include the high cost of maintenance and insurance, the owner's retirement or death, or the land being sold and repurposed for a more profitable use, such as agriculture.

The site of the former Hausmann Airport has been completely returned to agricultural use. High-resolution satellite imagery of the coordinates shows that the land where the turf runway once existed is now an active, cultivated farm field. There are no visible remnants of the runway, taxiways, or any aviation-specific buildings like hangars. The site is indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland.

Hausmann Airport (FAA: 3IL3) was a small, private general aviation airfield. It was established between 1971 and 1979 and was owned and managed by Robert Hausmann. The airport featured a single 2,600-foot north/south turf runway (18/36). It served as a personal landing strip for its owner and likely a few other local private pilots. It did not handle commercial, cargo, or military operations and its significance was limited to the local general aviation community it served.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Hausmann Airport. The land has been fully reclaimed for agriculture for approximately 30-40 years. Re-establishing an airport would be prohibitively expensive, requiring the purchase of active farmland and new construction, with no apparent economic or community demand for an airfield at this location.