Pleasant Hill Airport

No official reason for the closure is documented. However, like many small, privately-owned general aviation airfields of that era, the closure was likely due to economic factors. These can include rising operational costs, increased liability and insurance premiums, the owner's retirement or death, or the decision to sell the land for other purposes. There is no evidence of a major accident or military conversion leading to its closure.

The airport site is now private property and has reverted to agricultural and residential use. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (40.88166, -80.18599) clearly shows the faint outline of the former northwest/southeast runway in a large grassy field. The land is used for farming or as open pasture. A few buildings, which may include the original owner's residence and repurposed hangars, still exist on the northeast side of the property but are now used for residential or agricultural storage.

Pleasant Hill Airport was a small general aviation airfield that served the local community of Portersville in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

- **Identifier**: Its official FAA Location Identifier was P71. The ICAO code 'US-10988' provided in the query is a non-standard identifier, likely from a third-party database, and not an official ICAO code.
- **Establishment**: The airport was likely established in the late 1950s, as it was not depicted on a 1955 aeronautical chart but appeared on the 1960 chart.
- **Operations & Facilities**: It featured a single unpaved turf runway, approximately 2,100 feet long, designated as Runway 14/32. In its early years, it was a public-use airport operated by Paul E. Hutzler. It catered to light single-engine aircraft for recreational flying and personal transport. By the early 1980s, it had transitioned to a private-use field, limiting access to the owner and invited users.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Pleasant Hill Airport. The land is privately owned and has been out of aviation use for over three decades. The significant costs, regulatory requirements, and lack of apparent demand make the prospect of re-establishing an airport on this site highly improbable.