Donnellson Airport

The airport was a privately owned, private-use airstrip (FAA LID: IA31). The closure was the result of a private owner's decision, which is common for small airfields due to factors like retirement, sale of the property, or the high cost of maintenance relative to its use. Following its closure, the land was immediately repurposed for agriculture.

The site of the former Donnellson Airport has been fully converted back into agricultural land. Satellite imagery shows the faint outline of the former north-south runway, but the area is now actively tilled and used for growing crops, seamlessly integrated with the surrounding farm fields. The original farmstead and some outbuildings associated with the property remain, but there are no longer any dedicated aviation facilities like hangars or a maintained runway.

Donnellson Airport was a small general aviation airfield activated in July 1978. It was privately owned by James R. Wilson and was for private use only. The airport did not handle commercial or military operations; its primary function was to support recreational flying and personal transportation for the owner and possibly other local pilots. It featured a single turf runway designated 18/36, with dimensions of 2400 by 100 feet. The identifier US-11358 is an internal database code; its official FAA Location Identifier was IA31. Its significance was purely local, serving as a personal base for general aviation activities in a rural area.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Donnellson Airport. The land has been reclaimed for farming, and its FAA identifier (IA31) has been officially deactivated. Re-establishing an airport on the site would be a complex and expensive process requiring new certification and the conversion of productive agricultural land, making it extremely unlikely.