Jiles Field

The specific reason for closure is not publicly documented. Small, private airfields like Jiles Field often cease operations due to economic non-viability, the sale of the property, the death of the owner, or a general lack of need or interest in maintaining the facility.

The site is no longer an active airport. The physical location of the runway is still identifiable in satellite imagery, but it is completely overgrown with grass and vegetation. The land has been repurposed and integrated into the surrounding farmland. The area is used for agricultural purposes, possibly for cultivation or for the storage of farm equipment.

Jiles Field (formerly assigned the state identifier 61NC) was a small, private general aviation airport. It was established sometime prior to 1987 and was owned by an individual named J. Jiles. The airfield featured a single 3,000-foot unpaved turf runway oriented approximately 18/36. Its primary function was to serve the personal and recreational flying needs of its owner and potentially other local pilots. Given its location in a rural, agricultural area, it may have also supported some agricultural aviation (crop dusting), although its main purpose appears to have been for private general aviation aircraft.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Jiles Field. The land is privately owned and has been absorbed into an active farm. Given the land's current use and the significant cost required to restore it to aviation standards, reopening is considered highly unlikely.