Royal Trails Airport

Primarily economic reasons related to the failure of the associated real estate development. The airport was built as the centerpiece of the 'Royal Trails' residential airpark. The development company, U.S. Land & Leisure, reportedly went bankrupt, which led to the abandonment of the airport as it was no longer financially viable to maintain without the developer's support and with an insufficient number of fly-in residents to cover costs.

The airport is permanently closed and has been completely repurposed. The former runway is now a paved public road, 'East Royal Trails Boulevard', which serves as the main thoroughfare for the Royal Trails subdivision. The land on both sides of the former runway is now developed with single-family homes, many of which were built long after the airport ceased operations. The distinctive straight, wide path of the road is the most visible remnant of its past as an airfield.

Royal Trails Airport (also known as Royal Trails Airpark) was a private-use airport designed as a key amenity for a fly-in community. Its purpose was to allow residents to park their personal aircraft at their homes and use the runway for recreational and personal travel. When active, it featured a single paved asphalt runway (18/36) approximately 3,800 feet long. It served general aviation traffic, consisting mainly of single and twin-engine piston aircraft owned by the community's residents. It was a classic example of the residential airpark concept that gained popularity in the 1970s and 80s.

There are zero prospects for reopening. The physical infrastructure of the airport has been irrevocably converted into a public road and is surrounded by residential housing. Re-establishing an airport on the site is physically and legally impossible due to the existing development and zoning.