Winn Exploration Co Inc Airport

The closure was due to economic and operational reasons tied to its private owner. As a private airfield for Winn Exploration Co. Inc., its existence was solely dependent on the company's need for it. The closure is directly linked to the cessation or scaling back of the specific oil and gas exploration or production activities in that immediate area which the airfield was built to support. When the company no longer had a business case for flying aircraft to that specific location, the airfield was abandoned. This is a common fate for private industrial airstrips.

The airport is permanently closed and has been reclaimed by industrial use. Current satellite imagery of the coordinates (28.718904, -100.409544) shows that the land is now part of an active oil and gas field. The faint outline of the former north-south runway is still visible, but it is overgrown and crossed by numerous dirt access roads, pipelines, and other infrastructure. The site is dotted with well pads, storage tanks, and other equipment associated with hydrocarbon extraction. The land has been fully repurposed, and no aviation infrastructure remains intact.

The airport's significance was purely industrial and private. It held no major public or military importance. Its sole purpose was to serve as a logistical asset for Winn Exploration Co. Inc., a company involved in the oil and gas industry. The airfield, likely consisting of a single unpaved or gravel runway, would have been used to transport company personnel (such as executives, engineers, and geologists), light cargo, and critical equipment to and from the remote exploration and production sites in Maverick County. This private airstrip allowed the company to operate more efficiently, bypassing commercial airports and providing direct, rapid access to its assets in the field.

There are zero known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. The land is currently being used for profitable industrial activity (oil and gas production), and the original runway is non-existent for practical purposes. Re-establishing an airport on this site would require the complete removal of the current industrial infrastructure, a full reconstruction of all aviation facilities, and a new, compelling business or private need, none of which are indicated in any public records or plans.