Bargersville, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
ICAO
US-10710
IATA
-
Elevation
740 ft
Region
US-IN
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Location: 39.582802° N, -86.179821° E
Continent: North America
Type: Closed Airport
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| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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1800 ft | 100 ft | TURF | Active |
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Approximately between 1994 and 2002. The airfield was still depicted on the 1994 Cincinnati Sectional Chart as a private field, but a 2002 aerial photograph shows the runway was no longer maintained and had been bisected by a road.
The airport was a private-use field owned by an individual. While the exact reason is not officially documented, the closure is consistent with the owner ceasing aviation activities or selling the property. The land was subsequently repurposed for residential use, evidenced by the construction of a private drive across the southern portion of the former runway. There is no evidence of military conversion, a major accident, or broader economic failure.
The site is now a private residential property. The outline of the former grass runway is still clearly visible on satellite imagery as a long, open strip of mowed land. However, it is no longer used for aviation. A private road, 'Thorn Drive', now cuts across the southern end of the former runway, making it unusable for takeoffs or landings. A private home and several outbuildings, likely including the original hangars, are located at the northern end of the property.
Thorn Field (also known by its former FAA identifier, 8II3) was a private general aviation airport owned and operated by Dr. Frank Thorn, a local physician and pilot. Active from at least the 1970s, it featured a single turf runway (18/36) approximately 2,500 feet in length. Its significance was primarily as a personal airfield for its owner, serving as a base for private recreational flying. It was a minor but recognized landmark in the local aviation community for several decades.
None. There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Thorn Field. The land has been integrated into a private residential estate, and the physical obstruction of the runway by a road makes its return to aviation service infeasible without significant changes to the property, which are not anticipated.