Hiam Private Airport

The closure was the direct result of the death of its owner. As a private-use airport, its existence and maintenance were dependent on the owner's personal aviation interests. Following his passing, the family or subsequent landowners converted the runway area back into farmland, which is the primary use of the surrounding property.

The site of the former airport runway has been fully converted back to agricultural land and is actively farmed for crops, making it indistinguishable from the surrounding fields. The hangar associated with the airport and a private residence still stand on the property, but all other physical indications of an airfield have been removed. The land remains private property.

Hiam Private Airport was a private-use general aviation airstrip, activated in July 1978. It featured a single turf runway (Runway 17/35) with a length of approximately 2,600 feet. The airport's operations were characteristic of many rural, private airfields in the United States, serving the personal and recreational flying needs of its owner, a local farmer and pilot. It handled light, single-engine aircraft and operated on a 'Prior Permission Required' (PPR) basis for any visiting pilots. Its significance was local, representing the passion for general aviation in rural American communities rather than serving any commercial or military function.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Hiam Private Airport. The land has been fully repurposed for agriculture, and the original impetus for the airport's existence is gone. Re-establishing the airport would require the current landowners to cease profitable farming on the parcel and make a significant investment to restore the runway, which is highly unlikely.