Keitzer Field

The specific reason for the closure is not publicly documented, which is common for small, private airfields. However, the closure was most likely due to private economic or personal reasons of the owner, such as retirement, the sale of the property, or the rising costs of insurance and maintenance. The land's subsequent conversion to agriculture points away from closure due to accident or urban development pressure.

The site of the former airfield has been completely returned to agricultural use. Current satellite imagery shows the land is actively cultivated as farmland. While a very faint outline of the former north/south runway can sometimes be discerned due to soil compaction, there are no remaining aviation facilities. The area where the hangar once stood is now part of a modern farmstead with agricultural buildings.

Keitzer Field was a small, private general aviation airfield. Its significance was primarily local, serving its owner and potentially other local pilots. It first appeared on aviation charts in 1972. The airfield consisted of a single unpaved, north/south turf runway, approximately 2,600 feet in length. Operations would have been limited to light, single-engine aircraft for personal transportation and possibly agricultural purposes like crop dusting, a common use for such strips in rural Iowa. A small hangar or shed was located on the west side of the runway.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Keitzer Field. The land is privately owned and is an integrated part of an active farming operation. Re-establishing an airfield on the site would require significant investment and the conversion of productive agricultural land, making it highly improbable.