Bedsole Farm Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airfields. The closure was almost certainly a private decision by the property owner. Likely reasons include the owner no longer operating an aircraft, the sale of the land, or the owner deeming it no longer economically viable to maintain. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, environmental concerns, or military conversion.

The airport is completely abandoned and non-operational. Current satellite imagery of the coordinates reveals that the former runway is heavily overgrown with mature trees and brush. While the faint, straight-line clearing of the former runway is still discernible from the air, the land has effectively reverted to the surrounding forest and is unusable for any aviation purposes. The site is now indistinguishable from the adjacent timberland.

Bedsole Farm Airport was a private airstrip that likely became operational in the late 1980s or early 1990s. It featured a single unpaved, north-south runway measuring approximately 3,000 feet. Its purpose was to serve the agricultural and personal transportation needs of the Bedsole family, who are associated with significant land and timber holdings in the region. The airport's significance was entirely local and private, providing convenient air access for the owners' business or recreational activities directly from their property.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Bedsole Farm Airport. Given that the site is privately owned and the former runway has been reclaimed by forest for over a decade, re-establishing it as a functional airport would require significant capital investment for clearing, grading, and certification. There is no apparent public or commercial demand that would justify such an effort.