Gillingham Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented. As a small, privately-owned turf airstrip, it was most likely closed at the discretion of the owner when it was no longer needed or maintained. The owner had previously requested the airport not be charted, indicating a desire for privacy and a lack of public function, making its closure a private decision rather than one based on economic or safety mandates.

The site is now private rural land, likely part of a ranch. Satellite imagery shows the faint, overgrown outline of the former runway. The land is no longer used for aviation, and a private road or track now bisects the southern end of the former airstrip.

Gillingham Airport (also known as Gillingham Field) was a small, private airfield with no significant historical impact. Its primary function was to serve the personal, recreational, or agricultural aviation needs of its owner, Joe Gillingham. The airfield consisted of a single 2,000-foot unpaved turf runway (designated 13/31). It was active from at least the mid-1960s through the 1980s. The ICAO code 'US-10909' is a non-official identifier used by some third-party databases for closed or unlisted airfields and was not an officially assigned ICAO code.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The land is privately owned, and the airfield has been defunct for over three decades. Re-establishing an airport would require the private initiative of the current landowner and significant investment, making it highly unlikely.