Zachry Ranch Airport

The closure was not due to a specific incident, accident, or military conversion. As a private facility, it was most likely closed due to a gradual decline in use by the property owners. This could be attributed to changes in the owners' travel habits, the sale of aircraft, the high cost of maintenance and insurance, or a preference for using nearby public airports like Zapata County Airport (KAPY).

The site is a defunct, unmaintained airstrip on private, inaccessible land. Recent satellite imagery clearly shows the outline of the runway, but it is significantly overgrown with scrub brush and grass and shows signs of surface erosion. It is completely unsuitable for aviation and the land has reverted to use as part of the surrounding ranch rangeland.

Zachry Ranch Airport was a significant private airstrip that served the vast and well-known Zachry Ranch in South Texas. The ranch is associated with the Zachry family, founders of a major American construction and industrial company. The airport's primary purpose was to provide convenient, direct air access to this remote property for the family, business associates, and guests, particularly for hunting and other recreational activities for which the ranch is famous. The unpaved runway, approximately 4,500 feet in length, was substantial enough to accommodate a variety of general aviation aircraft, including light twin-engine and turboprop planes.

There are no known or publicly discussed plans to reopen Zachry Ranch Airport. Any such initiative would be entirely at the discretion and expense of the private landowners. Given the long period of dormancy, the significant cost required to restore the runway to a safe condition, and the availability of other airports in the region, the prospect of it reopening is extremely low.