Hood Field

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. As a privately owned airfield named after its owner, Robert Hood, it is highly probable that the closure was due to personal or economic factors. Common reasons for such closures include the owner's retirement or death, the sale of the land for more profitable use (in this case, agriculture), or the rising costs of insurance and maintenance, making the airfield unsustainable.

The site of the former Hood Field has been fully converted back to agricultural land. High-resolution satellite imagery shows the area is actively farmed. The faint, linear outline of the former north-south runway is still visible as a 'runway scar' in the fields due to soil compaction and different drainage. A building, likely the original hangar, still stands at the southeast end of the former airfield property.

Hood Field was a private general aviation airfield, also known as Hood Landing Strip. Its historical significance is rooted in its role as a personal-use facility for recreational and private flying, a common feature in rural America during the mid-to-late 20th century. According to the 1982 AOPA Airports USA Directory, it featured a single 2,500-foot turf runway designated 18/36. Operations were limited to light, single-engine aircraft capable of using a short, unpaved strip. It served its owner and likely a small number of local pilots, contributing to the local aviation community without having commercial or military operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Hood Field. The land has been used for agriculture for several decades, and the infrastructure has been removed or repurposed. Re-establishing an airport on the site would be prohibitively expensive and is considered highly improbable.