Narrative:

NOTAMS issued by ict indicated that NDB; airport beacon; and runway 17/35 were out of service; however; the current VFR chart shows three runways are available at hru. The arrival was planned at a time of daylight and ceiling and visibility were unlimited. Upon arrival; it was discovered that the other two runways had been converted to a cattle feed lot. There was not local unicom available but the passenger was visible and there was no way to contact him to explain the situation. There were also visible several other aircraft on the ground in apparently operable condition. Hru is a former wwii military base and there was available a large ramp area where the landing and takeoff could be made. We elected to make a low pass of the ramp area. This visual run revealed no problems and with no other activity apparent on the field we elected to land on this ramp to pick up the passenger who would otherwise be left stranded. Landing and takeoff went without incident. I am left wondering if it was proper to have made this takeoff and landing as I did. I rechecked the NOTAMS and if the airfield was completely closed it is still not clear to me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AWARE RWY 17/35 NOTAMED CLOSED; C172 PLT FLIES TO HRU EXPECTING OTHER TWO OF THREE RWYS SHOWN ON KANSAS CITY SECTIONAL TO BE OPEN. DISCOVERS THOSE RWYS ARE NOW COW PENS AND NOT OPERATIONAL AT ANY TIME. LANDS AND DEPARTS ON EX-MILITARY RAMP TO PICK UP PAX.

Narrative: NOTAMS ISSUED BY ICT INDICATED THAT NDB; ARPT BEACON; AND RWY 17/35 WERE OUT OF SERVICE; HOWEVER; THE CURRENT VFR CHART SHOWS THREE RWYS ARE AVAILABLE AT HRU. THE ARR WAS PLANNED AT A TIME OF DAYLIGHT AND CEILING AND VISIBILITY WERE UNLIMITED. UPON ARR; IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OTHER TWO RWYS HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A CATTLE FEED LOT. THERE WAS NOT LOCAL UNICOM AVAILABLE BUT THE PAX WAS VISIBLE AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO CONTACT HIM TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. THERE WERE ALSO VISIBLE SEVERAL OTHER ACFT ON THE GND IN APPARENTLY OPERABLE CONDITION. HRU IS A FORMER WWII MIL BASE AND THERE WAS AVAILABLE A LARGE RAMP AREA WHERE THE LNDG AND TAKEOFF COULD BE MADE. WE ELECTED TO MAKE A LOW PASS OF THE RAMP AREA. THIS VISUAL RUN REVEALED NO PROBLEMS AND WITH NO OTHER ACTIVITY APPARENT ON THE FIELD WE ELECTED TO LAND ON THIS RAMP TO PICK UP THE PAX WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE LEFT STRANDED. LNDG AND TKOF WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT. I AM LEFT WONDERING IF IT WAS PROPER TO HAVE MADE THIS TKOF AND LNDG AS I DID. I RECHECKED THE NOTAMS AND IF THE AIRFIELD WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED IT IS STILL NOT CLEAR TO ME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.