Woods Airport

Economic reasons related to real estate development. The airport was situated in an area of rapid suburban growth west of Houston. The land's value for a large-scale residential community far exceeded its value as a private airfield, leading to its sale and subsequent redevelopment. This is a common reason for the closure of small, privately-owned airports near expanding metropolitan areas.

The site has been completely redeveloped into a large, master-planned residential community known as 'Jordan Ranch'. The former runway, hangars, and all other airport infrastructure have been entirely removed. The area is now covered with hundreds of single-family homes, streets, man-made lakes, and community amenities. In a nod to its past, a primary road running through the development near the former runway's location is named 'Woods Road'.

Woods Airport, which used the FAA identifier 1TA7, was a privately owned, private-use general aviation airfield. It was established sometime between 1970 and 1978 by its owner, H.L. Woods. The airport primarily consisted of a single, well-maintained turf runway (17/35) that was approximately 3,800 feet long, along with a few small hangars. It served the local recreational flying community, catering to single-engine propeller aircraft. While not of major national significance, it was a characteristic example of a private 'ranch strip' that supported general aviation in the region for nearly three decades before succumbing to urban sprawl. The provided ICAO code 'US-10671' is a non-official identifier used by certain third-party databases and not a formal ICAO code, which for the contiguous US would start with 'K'.

Zero. There are no plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The land has been permanently and densely converted to residential use, making any future aviation operations at this location impossible.