Willows Airport

A specific reason for the closure is not officially documented. However, the closure of small, privately-owned general aviation airports like Willows is typically attributed to economic factors, such as the owner's retirement or death, the increasing cost of maintenance and insurance, or the land becoming more valuable for agricultural or real estate development.

The site is now private land. Current satellite imagery shows that the grass runway area is still clearly visible as an open field, though it is no longer maintained to aviation standards. A single building, believed to be the airport's original hangar, still stands at the west end of the former runway. The surrounding property is primarily used for agriculture and residential purposes.

Willows Airport, which used the FAA location identifier P26, was a privately-owned, public-use airport established in the late 1950s. It served the local general aviation community for over 40 years. The airport featured a single turf runway (Runway 9/27) approximately 2,200 feet long. It was operated by John Williams (and later John & Robert Williams) and provided basic services for recreational pilots, including fuel (80 octane) and minor aircraft repairs. It was a characteristic example of the small, grassroots airfields that were once common across the United States.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Willows Airport. Given that it has been closed for approximately two decades and the land is privately owned and integrated into the surrounding agricultural landscape, a return to aviation operations is considered extremely unlikely.