Squirrel Run Airport

The specific reason for closure is unknown, which is common for small, private airfields that lack extensive public records. The gradual decline visible in satellite imagery suggests a cessation of maintenance rather than an abrupt event. The closure was likely due to personal reasons of the private owner, such as retirement from flying, death, a change in financial circumstances, or the sale of the property for non-aviation use.

The airport is permanently closed. The land has been fully converted to agricultural use, likely as a hayfield or pasture. The faint, ghostly outline of the former runway is still visible in high-resolution satellite imagery but is completely overgrown and indistinguishable from the surrounding field at ground level. The property remains privately owned.

Squirrel Run Airport was a private-use airfield with no major historical significance beyond serving its owner. Its ICAO code, US-11118, is an unofficial identifier used by third-party data aggregators for cataloging small or defunct airfields, not an official FAA or ICAO designation. When active, it consisted of a single turf runway, oriented approximately North-South (18/36), with a length of about 2,200 feet. Operations would have been limited to light, single-engine general aviation aircraft (e.g., Piper Cubs, Cessna 172s) capable of using a short, unpaved strip. There is no evidence of hangars, fuel services, or commercial operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Squirrel Run Airport. The land has been integrated into agricultural operations for approximately two decades, making any potential reactivation extremely unlikely and cost-prohibitive.