Joe Fleming Field

The primary reason for closure was its replacement by a larger, more modern airport. The original Joe Fleming Field was becoming constrained and was likely deemed inadequate for the city's future aviation needs. The city of Seguin opted to build a new, better-equipped facility at a different location to serve the community, leading to the decommissioning of the old field.

The former airport site has been completely and irreversibly redeveloped. The land is now occupied by a large Caterpillar Inc. engine manufacturing and assembly plant. All evidence of the runways, taxiways, and airport buildings has been obliterated to accommodate the massive industrial facility and its surrounding infrastructure, including a road named Caterpillar Lane.

Joe Fleming Field served as the main airport for Seguin, Texas, from its establishment in the late 1940s until its closure. It was named in memory of Joe B. Fleming, a respected local aviator and flight instructor who was killed in an aircraft accident in 1947. The airport was a hub for general aviation, supporting private pilots, flight training operations, and agricultural aviation (crop dusting). Initially featuring a short, unpaved runway, it was later improved with a 3,200-foot paved runway, hangars, and a fixed-base operator (FBO), making it a key piece of local infrastructure for several decades.

None. There are zero prospects for reopening the airport. The land has been permanently repurposed for heavy industrial use by a major corporation. The city of Seguin is adequately served by the nearby and active Huber Airpark (KERV), making a new airport at the old location both unnecessary and impossible.