Yuma, US 🇺🇸 Closed Airport
ICAO
US-11156
IATA
-
Elevation
4075 ft
Region
US-CO
Local Time
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 40.194401° N, -102.697998° E
Continent: North America
Type: Closed Airport
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2600 ft | 40 ft | TURF | Active |
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Circa mid-2010s. Analysis of historical satellite imagery shows the airfield was rendered permanently unusable by the installation of a center-pivot irrigation system across the runway sometime between 2011 and 2017. The airstrip appeared operational in imagery from the early 2000s but fell into disuse before being converted.
Economic and land use conversion. The primary reason for the closure was the repurposing of the land for more intensive agricultural use. The installation of a large irrigation system indicates the landowner prioritized farming over maintaining a private airstrip, a common economic decision in rural areas.
The site is currently active agricultural land. The faint outline of the former north-south runway is still visible from the air, but it is bisected by a large center-pivot irrigation system and is completely unusable for any aviation purposes. The land is actively farmed.
Jackson Airfield was a small, private dirt/grass airstrip. Its name suggests it was owned by and served the Jackson family's adjacent farm or ranch. The airfield had no major historical significance beyond its local utility. Operations would have been limited to private general aviation, likely involving single-engine aircraft for personal transportation or agricultural purposes (e.g., crop survey). It had no known scheduled commercial, passenger, or military role.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airfield. The significant capital investment in agricultural irrigation equipment on the former runway makes its conversion back to an airfield economically unfeasible and extremely unlikely.