Clay Hill Farms Airport

The specific reason is not documented in public records. As a private airfield located on a farm, the closure was most likely due to the owner ceasing aviation activities, selling the property, or passing away. The land was subsequently reclaimed for its primary and more profitable purpose, agriculture. This is a common reason for the closure of small, private-use airfields.

The airport is permanently closed and no longer exists. The site at coordinates 38.8507, -86.136803 has been fully converted back into active agricultural land. Recent satellite imagery shows a tilled farm field where the runway was once located, with no visible remnants of any airport infrastructure.

Clay Hill Farms Airport was a small, private turf airfield. It featured a single grass runway oriented approximately North/South (18/36) with a length of about 2,200 feet. Its operations were strictly private, likely serving the personal recreational flying or agricultural needs (e.g., crop dusting) of the farm's owner. It did not handle commercial traffic and its significance was purely local, with no record of it being a major hub for general aviation in the region.

There are zero known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The land has been completely repurposed for farming. Re-establishing an airfield would require acquiring the private land and significant investment to rebuild the runway and any facilities. Given the availability of public-use airports in the vicinity, such as Freeman Municipal Airport (KSER) in Seymour, there is no practical or economic incentive for this private strip to be reopened.