West Desert Airpark Threatened By Town Leaders A small Utah airport’s development plans have been halted by town leaders who are voicing concerns over noise, safety and other possible impacts to local property owners. Leaders in the small community of Fairfield in the Cedar Valley area have denied a business license renewal to the West Desert Airpark, and have put other permits on hold that combine to threaten the future of the remote runway. It was 2002 when Matthew Kalm’s step-family bought the land that would become West Desert Airpark. “It started off as just a dirt runway and two hangars – actually, these two,” Kalm said, pointing to a row of hangars that’s grown much larger since. Over the years, the airpark has added a flying club and an aircraft repair shop, and the private landing strip became a public-use airport in 2018.
