Wood Brothers Ranch Airport

As a private airstrip, the specific reason for its closure is not on public record. The most probable cause is that the airstrip was no longer required by the owners of the Wood Brothers Ranch. Common reasons for the closure of such private fields include the sale of the property, the owner ceasing aviation activities (due to age, cost, or death), or a change in the operational model of the ranch that no longer necessitated an on-site runway. The closure was due to private circumstances, not military conversion, a major accident, or broad economic factors.

The airport is permanently closed and no longer exists as an aviation facility. The land at the coordinates has been fully reclaimed for agricultural purposes. Satellite imagery shows the faint, ghostly outline of the former northwest/southeast runway, but the area is now part of a larger cultivated farm field. There are no remaining signs of airport infrastructure such as hangars, lighting, or markings.

The Wood Brothers Ranch Airport was a private-use airstrip with local, rather than national, significance. Its primary purpose was to serve the needs of the Wood Brothers Ranch. Operations would have consisted of general aviation activities, including personal transportation for the ranch owners and staff, business travel, and potentially agricultural aviation (ag-flying) such as crop dusting, seeding, or aerial surveying of land and livestock. The runway was unpaved (likely grass or dirt) and supported small, single-engine aircraft typical of private and agricultural use.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Wood Brothers Ranch Airport. The site is privately owned and has been integrated into the surrounding farmland. Re-establishing an airport would require significant effort and expense from the landowner to regrade the land and receive any necessary permissions, which is highly unlikely. For all practical purposes, the airport is considered permanently abandoned.