Amber, US πΊπΈ Closed Airport
US-10749
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1200 ft
US-OK
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Location: 35.150101Β° N, -97.866997Β° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: 7OK4
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The exact closure date is unknown as the airport was a private airstrip with limited public records. Analysis of historical satellite imagery indicates it was clearly active through the 1990s and early 2000s. By the late 2000s and early 2010s, the runway began to appear less maintained and gradually became overgrown. It is estimated to have closed sometime between 2005 and 2015.
There is no official documented reason for the closure. However, given that it was a small, private farm strip, the most probable reason is abandonment. This typically occurs when the property owner who used the strip either ceased flying activities, sold the land, or passed away. The land was subsequently reclaimed for its primary agricultural purpose. There is no evidence to suggest closure was due to military conversion, a major accident, or economic reasons typical of a public airport.
The site of the former airport has been fully converted back to agricultural land. Current satellite imagery shows the area is actively farmed, with the faint, overgrown outline of the former north-south runway barely visible within a cultivated field. There is no remaining aviation infrastructure such as hangars, lighting, or markings.
Martin Farms Airport held no major historical significance in a public or military context. It was a private, unregistered turf or grass airstrip, likely used by the farm's owner for personal, recreational, or agricultural aviation. Operations would have been limited to small, single-engine general aviation aircraft. The identifier 'US-10749' is not an official FAA or ICAO code but an internal designation used by non-governmental aviation databases to track small or defunct airfields. The airport never appeared on major aeronautical charts as a public-use facility.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Martin Farms Airport. The land has been completely reclaimed for agriculture, and re-establishing an airstrip would require new construction. Given its previous status as a small private strip, any future use for aviation would be solely at the discretion and expense of the current landowner, which appears highly unlikely.
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