Hawkins Field

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. As a small, privately-owned turf airfield, closure was likely due to the owner's personal decision, such as the sale of the property, retirement, death, or the increasing costs and liability associated with operating a private airstrip. It was not closed due to military conversion or the economic failure of a public facility.

The site is currently private property. High-resolution satellite imagery clearly shows the faint but distinct outline of the former east-west grass runway. The land is now an open field, appearing to be used for agriculture, such as hay farming. A private residence and several outbuildings, some of which may have originally served as hangars, still exist at the western end of the former runway area.

Hawkins Field (also known as Hawkins Airport, former FAA identifier: PN51) was a small, private general aviation airport located in Cooperstown, Butler County, Pennsylvania. It was not depicted on charts in the 1940s or 50s, with its earliest known appearance being on the 1965 Cleveland Sectional Chart. The airport featured a single unpaved, turf runway (Runway 9/27) approximately 2,200 feet in length. Its operations were limited to serving the owner and likely a few other local pilots with light, single-engine aircraft. It held no major commercial or military significance but was a component of the local grassroots aviation community in the region for about two decades.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Hawkins Field. The airport has been officially closed for over 40 years, and the land is fully integrated into a private residential and agricultural property. A reopening is considered extremely unlikely.