gradually all but a small portion of one runway were closed. The property is now closed to traffic and is leased to local farmers and a cattle feedlot company Bruning Army Airfield is now abandoned, with only a few buildings and the large Sub Depot hangar still standing, as well as remnants of foundations and floors found at the site. The integrity of Hangar 52 is fairly good, but Hangar 53 is in very poor condition, near ruins. The North-South and SW-NE runways are used as the home of Mid-America Feed Yard, a large commercial cattle feed lot, and the NW-SE runway is still visible. On July 19, 1998 the Thayer County Historical Society dedicated a Nebraska State Historical Monument on Highway 4 about 6 miles (10 km) east of Bruning, near the site of Bruning AAF. See also Nebraska World War II Army Airfields References ArmyAirForces.Com Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . External links Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Nebraska Nebraska Historical Marker - Bruning Army Air Field Mid-America Feedyard Defunct airports in Nebraska 1943 establishments in Nebraska Airports in Nebraska Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Nebraska Buildings and structures in Thayer County, Nebraska