Batesville Airport To Close Dec. 1

Monday, October 30, 2017 at 7:27 AM

By Mike Perleberg Photo courtesy Batesville Aviation Services. (Batesville, Ind.) - A southeastern Indiana airport has announced that it is closing soon. Batesville Aviation Services owned by the Whittington family of Columbus, Indiana bought the former Hillenbrand Industries private airport in 2012. In 2016, they made the airport available for public use. On Friday, the company said it will close the airport on Enochsburg Road on December 1 due to a lack of support. Batesville Aviation Services says it is open to the idea of working with Greensburg to have a combined regional airport. “Batesville Aviation Services would be open to the idea of working with Greensburg to have a combined regional airport close by at the Batesville facility,” the company said in a statement. “It has an outstanding 6,000-plus-foot runway, a large tarmac and over 34,000 square feet of hanger space. The facility is in great shape and still in compliance as a public airport, but without the community helping with some of the operating funds, it is forced to close its doors.” The airport was first opened in 1961 as a private landing strip for Hillenbrand Industries. RELATED STORIES: Local Leaders Happy To See Batesville Airport Become Public Former Hill-Rom Airport Could Be Open To Public Hill-Rom, Hillenbrand Closing Private Airport