Greener Pastures Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, as a small, private grass airstrip, the most common reasons for closure are personal or economic. This typically includes the owner no longer being able to fly, selling the property, the high cost of maintenance and insurance, or the owner's death. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a major accident, regulatory action, or military conversion.

The airport site has been fully returned to agricultural use. Current satellite imagery shows the land as a farm field or pasture, which aligns with its name, 'Greener Pastures'. The faint outline of the former northwest/southeast runway is still barely visible from the air, but there are no remaining airport facilities such as hangars, lighting, or markings. The land is indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland at ground level.

The airport holds no major historical significance. The identifier 'US-11452' is not an official ICAO or FAA code but an internal identifier from a non-official, user-contributed online database. The airport was a small, privately-owned turf runway, likely used for personal, recreational flying by a single owner or a small group. Operations would have been limited to light, single-engine aircraft capable of using a short grass field. It never served commercial or substantial general aviation traffic.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. The land is privately owned and utilized for agriculture. The aviation needs of the North Vernon community are adequately served by the nearby North Vernon Airport (KOVO), a public-use airport with paved runways and instrument approaches.