Utopia on the River Airport

Economic and logistical reasons related to its status as a private airfield. The airport was built as an amenity for the 'Utopia on the River' residential development. As is common with such private airfields, it was likely closed due to a combination of factors including the high cost of maintenance and insurance, potential liability concerns, a decline in use, or a change in the priorities of the development's owners. There is no evidence of a specific accident or military conversion leading to its closure.

The site has been fully re-purposed and integrated into the residential community it once served. The former runway is no longer used for aviation and now exists as a very wide, grassy common area or private park separating two rows of houses within the Utopia on the River subdivision. A road runs parallel to the old runway, and homes have been built on lots directly adjacent to and at the ends of the former airstrip.

Utopia on the River Airport was a private general aviation airfield established to serve a 'fly-in' residential community. It first appeared on aeronautical charts in the mid-1970s (e.g., the 1977 San Antonio Sectional Chart). When active, it primarily handled small, single-engine private aircraft such as Cessnas and Pipers, allowing residents and visitors to fly directly to the development. The 1982 AOPA Airports USA Directory listed it with a single 3,300-foot turf runway designated 17/35. Its significance was purely local, serving as a unique feature for the real estate development rather than as a public transportation facility.

None. The prospect of reopening the airport is virtually zero. The land has been redeveloped with permanent residential structures built in close proximity to the former runway. Re-establishing aviation operations would be unsafe, impractical, and in direct conflict with the current land use.