McManus Field

As a privately owned airfield, the specific reason for its closure is not officially documented. However, the closure of small general aviation airports like this is typically due to economic factors. Common reasons include the high cost of maintenance, taxes, and insurance; the owner's retirement or death; or the sale of the land for more profitable purposes like real estate or agriculture. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a major accident or for military conversion.

The airport is permanently closed and the land is private property. Satellite imagery of the location shows the faint but clear outline of the asphalt runway. The runway is in a state of significant decay, with numerous cracks and vegetation growing through the surface, rendering it unusable for aviation. The associated hangars and buildings appear to still be standing on the property, which is now part of a larger rural estate or ranch. The site is not used for any aviation-related activities.

McManus Field was a small, privately owned, public-use airport that served the local general aviation community. It was likely established in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Its primary function was to support recreational flying, personal transportation for the owner and local pilots, and potentially light agricultural operations. The facility consisted of a single asphalt runway, designated 17/35, with a length of approximately 3,000 feet. A few small hangars were located on the west side of the runway. Its significance was purely local, providing a convenient base for a small number of private aircraft in the Tioga area, north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening McManus Field. The land is privately held, and the cost to restore the runway and facilities to meet modern safety standards would be substantial. Given its history as a small private field and the availability of other general aviation airports in the region, it is highly improbable that it will ever be re-established as an airport.