Ben Bruce Memorial Airpark

The exact reason for the closure is not officially documented, a common occurrence for small, privately-owned airfields. The airport's namesake, Ben M. Bruce, passed away in 1989. The closure a few years later was likely a result of a change in property ownership, a decision by his heirs to cease operations, or the prohibitive costs of maintenance and liability for a private strip.

The site is now private property. High-resolution satellite imagery clearly shows the remnants of the single north-south runway. However, the runway is completely overgrown with grass and vegetation, making it unusable for any aviation purposes. The property contains a residential home and outbuildings, including a structure that appears to be a former hangar. The land is used for rural residential purposes.

Ben Bruce Memorial Airpark, which also went by the name Bruce's Field (FAA identifier: 1TE4), was a private general aviation airport. Its significance was local, serving the aviation needs of its owner and potentially other pilots in the Evadale area. It was named for Ben M. Bruce (1917-1989), a local businessman and U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. The airfield was first charted by 1970 and featured a single unpaved/turf runway, which was listed as being 3,000 feet long in the 1970s. It handled private, single-engine aircraft and was never used for scheduled commercial or military operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Ben Bruce Memorial Airpark. The property remains in private hands, and the aviation infrastructure has been abandoned for over 25 years. Re-establishing it as an airport would require significant private investment and initiative from the current landowner, of which there is no public indication.