Hackbarth Airport

The airport was a small, private turf airstrip, likely owned by the Hackbarth family for personal use. The closure was not due to a major event like a military conversion or accident. The most probable reason is the cessation of private aviation activity by the owner(s), followed by the conversion of the land back to its primary agricultural purpose. This is a common fate for small, private airfields.

The site is currently used for agriculture. The former north-south turf runway is no longer visible or maintained and has been fully integrated into the surrounding cultivated fields. Modern satellite imagery shows a large center-pivot irrigation system now crosses the southern portion of the former runway, making the site unsuitable for aviation.

Hackbarth Airport had minimal historical significance and was not a public-use facility. It was a private, unpaved grass runway serving general aviation or ultralight aircraft for recreational purposes. Its name suggests it was owned by and served the Hackbarth family, who own the surrounding farmland. The identifier US-11447 is not an official ICAO or FAA code but rather an internal catalog number from a non-governmental aviation database, which highlights its status as a minor, private field that was likely never depicted on official aeronautical charts.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Hackbarth Airport. The land has been completely repurposed for farming, and the installation of permanent agricultural infrastructure like a pivot irrigation system makes its return to aviation use highly improbable.