Laseair Airport

The closure was due to economic factors, specifically industrial expansion. The land, situated in a heavily industrialized corridor between Houston and Galveston, became more valuable for the expansion of the adjacent Marathon (formerly BP/Amoco) refinery and chemical complex. The airport was purchased and demolished to make way for a large tank farm and other industrial facilities.

The site of the former airport is now completely unrecognizable as an aviation facility. It has been fully integrated into the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery complex. The land where the runway and hangars once stood is now covered with numerous large, industrial storage tanks, extensive piping, and other refinery infrastructure. All traces of the airport have been obliterated.

Laseair Airport, also known as Gulf Coast Airport, was a privately owned, public-use general aviation airport. It was established sometime before 1978 and primarily served the local community. It featured a single paved north-south runway (17/35) approximately 3,000 feet long. The airport was used by private pilots for recreational flying, business travel, and likely some flight training. It was a convenient local airfield but did not handle commercial airline traffic or have any major military role.

There are zero prospects for reopening Laseair Airport. The land has been permanently re-purposed for critical heavy industrial use. The cost and logistical challenges of acquiring the land and removing the existing multi-billion dollar refinery infrastructure make any return to aviation use impossible.