Triple R Airport

The closure was a direct result of urban encroachment and economic development. The land, situated in a rapidly growing commercial area of south San Antonio near major highways (I-37 and Loop 410), became significantly more valuable for industrial development than for use as a private airfield. The property was sold and redeveloped into a business park.

The site of the former airport has been completely redeveloped and is unrecognizable as an airfield. It is now the location of the Foster Ridge Business Park, a large industrial and commercial development containing warehouses, distribution centers, and other commercial buildings. There are no remaining traces of the runway, hangars, or any other aviation infrastructure.

Triple R Airport (formerly FAA ID: 1TE3) was a private general aviation airfield established sometime between 1966 and 1970. It was notably owned and operated by the founders of RABA-KISTNER, a major San Antonio-based engineering and consulting firm. The airport featured a single north/south turf runway (17/35) approximately 2,600 feet long. It primarily served light, single-engine aircraft for the business and recreational purposes of its owners and associates. It represented a common type of private airstrip that existed on the outskirts of cities before urban sprawl made the land too valuable to remain undeveloped.

There are zero prospects for reopening. The land has been permanently and completely repurposed for dense industrial and commercial use, making any return to aviation activities impossible.