Spanish Oaks Airport

The primary reason for the closure was economic and developmental pressure due to rapid urban encroachment. The land, located in the fast-growing Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Little Elm, became significantly more valuable for residential development than for use as a private airfield. The closure made way for the construction of a housing subdivision.

The site of the former airport has been completely redeveloped and is now a dense residential subdivision. The neighborhood is named 'Spanish Oaks,' a direct reference to the airport it replaced. The main thoroughfare, Spanish Oaks Drive, runs directly over the path of the former north-south runway. There are no remaining traces of the runway, hangars, or any other aviation infrastructure.

Spanish Oaks Airport was a small, privately owned airfield that served the general aviation community. It was not a major commercial or military airport and had no significant historical role beyond supporting local recreational flying. When active, it featured a single asphalt runway, designated 17/35, with a length of approximately 2,500 feet. The 1982 AOPA Airports USA Directory listed the manager as George Liberty. It provided a convenient base for local pilots to store and fly their single-engine aircraft from the late 1970s until the mid-1990s.

There are zero prospects for reopening the airport. The land has been fully and permanently repurposed for high-density residential use. Reacquiring the hundreds of private properties and demolishing the homes to rebuild an airport is financially, logistically, and politically impossible.