Jay Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented, which is common for private airfields. The closure was not due to military conversion, a major accident, or urban development. The most probable cause is a change in the owner's circumstances, such as the sale of the property, the owner ceasing aviation activities, or economic factors making its private upkeep unfeasible.

The site is currently privately owned and used for agricultural purposes, specifically as a tree farm or for timber harvesting. The asphalt runway remains remarkably intact and is clearly visible in satellite imagery, though it is weathered, has vegetation growing through cracks, and is no longer maintained for aviation. The runway is now used as a private access road for farm and logging vehicles. Several buildings, which may have been original hangars or farm structures, still stand at the southern end of the property.

The airfield, correctly identified as Kirk Airport or Kirk Field, was a private general aviation strip. It was not a public airport and did not use the IATA code system; the 'US-11284' identifier is a non-standard code from a third-party database. The airport was established between 1957 and 1964. It featured a single paved north-south runway (18/36), approximately 3,000 feet long. Its primary function was to serve the private aviation needs of its owner, believed to be Paul Kirk, and was likely used for personal and business travel related to the region's prominent agriculture and timber industries. It never handled commercial, scheduled, or significant military operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Kirk Airport. The land has been repurposed for agriculture for over two decades. Furthermore, the nearby public-use Jay Airport (FAA identifier: JAY) adequately serves the general aviation needs of the local community, making the restoration and reopening of this former private strip highly unlikely.