Dennis F Cantrell Field

The airport was strategically closed and replaced. Its location had become landlocked by urban growth, preventing necessary expansion. The runway was too short (approximately 3,100 feet) to safely accommodate larger business jets that the growing city of Conway wanted to attract. The new Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) was built at a different location with a longer runway (5,500 feet) and modern facilities to better serve the region's economic and aviation needs. The land occupied by Cantrell Field was highly valuable for redevelopment.

The former airport site has been completely redeveloped into a large, mixed-use neighborhood known as 'The Village at Hendrix'. The land now contains single-family homes, apartments, commercial and retail buildings, parks, and a school. All infrastructure from the airport, including the runway, taxiways, and hangars, has been removed. The main road running through the new development is named 'Cantrell Street' in homage to the former airport.

Opened around 1946-47, Dennis F Cantrell Field (which used the FAA identifier 3AR7) was the primary airport for Conway, Arkansas, for nearly 70 years. It was a vital general aviation facility, named after a local pilot and aviation proponent. The airport supported private pilots, flight training operations, and light business travel. It was a classic post-war municipal airport with a single asphalt runway and basic facilities, playing a key role in connecting the community before it was outgrown by the city's expansion.

There are zero prospects for reopening. The land has been permanently and densely repurposed for residential and commercial use. The city's aviation services have been successfully transferred to the modern and more capable Conway Regional Airport (KCXW).