Woodcock Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, as a small, privately-owned turf airfield operated by an individual (Harold Woodcock), it is highly probable that it was closed for personal or economic reasons. Common causes for such closures include the owner's retirement or death, the sale of the property, rising insurance costs, or the unprofitability of maintaining a private strip. The land was subsequently converted back to agricultural use.

The site of the former Woodcock Airport has been completely reclaimed for agricultural purposes. High-resolution satellite imagery of the coordinates (41.074201, -86.064201) shows active farm fields where the north/south runway was once located. There are no visible remnants of the runway, hangars, or any other airport infrastructure on the site.

Woodcock Airport was a small, private general aviation airfield with local significance. It was not a commercial or military facility. First appearing on aeronautical charts around 1961, it served the needs of its owner and likely other local pilots in the Akron, Indiana area. The airport featured a single unpaved turf runway (Runway 18/36) with a length of approximately 2,200 feet. Operations would have consisted of light, single-engine aircraft for recreational flying and personal transportation. It was representative of the many private grass strips that supported the general aviation community across the American Midwest in the mid-to-late 20th century.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Woodcock Airport. The land is privately owned and fully integrated into the surrounding farmland. Given the complete removal of airport infrastructure and its current agricultural use, the likelihood of it being re-established as an airport is virtually zero.