Dyer Airport

The specific reason for the closure is not officially documented. However, as a small, private turf airfield with a short operational history (less than a decade), its closure was likely due to economic factors, a change in land ownership, the owner no longer wishing to operate it, or its services being consolidated at the larger, public-use Allen Parish Airport (KACP) located a few miles to the southwest.

The airport site is completely decommissioned and has been repurposed for agricultural use. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (30.81204, -92.581186) shows the land is now an open pasture or hayfield. While a very faint outline of the former north/south runway may be slightly perceptible to a trained eye in historical aerial photos, there are no visible remnants of any airport infrastructure such as hangars, buildings, or runway markers. The land appears to be part of a larger farm.

Dyer Airport was a small, privately owned airfield that served the local general aviation community in and around Oakdale, Louisiana. It was first depicted on aeronautical charts in 1963. The airport featured a single 2,200-foot unpaved turf runway. Its operations would have been limited to light, single-engine aircraft for personal transportation, flight training, or potentially agricultural purposes, which is common in this rural region of Louisiana. It held no major military or commercial significance and was a typical example of the many small private airfields that existed across the United States in the mid-20th century.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Dyer Airport. The land has been fully integrated into agricultural use for over 50 years. The general aviation needs of the Oakdale area are adequately served by the nearby Allen Parish Airport (KACP), making the redevelopment of the former Dyer Airport site for aviation purposes highly improbable.