Carbondale-Clifford Airport

While no single official reason is documented, the closure is believed to be for economic reasons. This was a common fate for many small general aviation airports during that period due to a combination of factors, including rising operating and insurance costs, declining numbers of private pilots, and the land becoming more valuable for other development. There is no evidence that a specific accident or military conversion led to its closure.

The airport is permanently closed and the site is now private property. As of the latest satellite imagery, the faint outline of the former runway is still visible, but it is heavily overgrown with grass and vegetation. The land appears to be used for a mix of open fields, private residential use, and potentially light storage or agriculture. Some of the original airport buildings may be gone or have been repurposed. A local road leading to the site is still named 'Airport Rd', serving as a reminder of the land's previous use.

Carbondale-Clifford Airport was a small general aviation (GA) airfield that served the local communities of Carbondale and Clifford in northeastern Pennsylvania. It first appeared on aeronautical charts in the mid-1940s. The airport featured a single, unpaved turf runway, later paved with asphalt, approximately 2,300 feet long. Its operations were typical for a small rural airport: it catered to private pilots, offered flight training, provided aircraft tie-downs, and supported recreational flying. It was never a commercial airport and did not handle scheduled passenger or cargo services. Its primary significance was as a local hub for the general aviation community in the region for over three decades.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Carbondale-Clifford Airport. The land is privately owned, the aviation infrastructure has been removed or has deteriorated beyond repair, and parts of the original property may have been sold or redeveloped. Re-establishing an airport on this site would require significant investment in land acquisition and reconstruction, for which there is likely no current economic or community demand, especially with other active airports serving the broader region.