Carlin Lawrence Airport

The specific reason for closure is not officially documented. However, it is presumed to be for economic reasons, which was a common cause for the closure of many small municipal and general aviation airports in the United States during that period. Factors likely included declining flight activity, rising maintenance and insurance costs, and the lack of funding to sustain operations for the small community of Carnegie.

The airport is permanently closed and has been partially reclaimed for agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the site at 35.121278, -98.529897 shows the faint outline of the single north-south asphalt runway. The southern portion of the former runway is now used for storing large hay bales and other agricultural equipment. The northern half is overgrown with grass and vegetation. All associated airport buildings, such as hangars or a terminal, have been removed. The land is now private property.

Carlin Lawrence Airport was a public-use general aviation airport that served the town of Carnegie and the surrounding Caddo County. It was named after Carlin 'Corky' Lawrence, a local World War II pilot and prominent citizen. The airport was likely established sometime in the early 1960s, as its first known depiction is on the 1965 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Sectional Chart, which described it as having a single 2,200-foot unpaved runway. By 1977, the runway had been paved and extended to 2,600 feet. In its active years, particularly in the 1970s and early 1980s, it supported private pilots, business travel, and likely agricultural aviation (crop dusting). The 1982 AOPA directory indicates the operator was the City of Carnegie and that services such as 100LL aviation fuel and minor airframe/engine repairs were available, showing it was a functional, albeit small, community airport.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Carlin Lawrence Airport. The land has been repurposed, and the essential aviation infrastructure has been removed or has deteriorated beyond repair. Re-establishing an airport on the site would require significant investment and land acquisition, for which there is no apparent demand or public initiative.