Laughlin Air Force Base Auxiliary #1 Airport

The primary reason for closure was the end of World War II, which led to a massive reduction in the US Army Air Forces' pilot training program. As an auxiliary training field, it was deemed surplus to the military's peacetime needs and was subsequently disposed of by the War Assets Administration.

The site is completely abandoned and exists as an airfield ruin on private property. The distinct triangular layout of the three runways is still visible from the air, but the pavement is severely deteriorated, cracked, and heavily overgrown with brush and mesquite. There are no remaining buildings or infrastructure from its operational period. The land is used as undeveloped Texas rangeland, likely for cattle grazing or hunting.

Established circa 1942-1943 as Spofford Army Airfield, it served as one of five auxiliary landing fields for Laughlin Army Air Field (now Laughlin Air Force Base). Its primary mission was to support the twin-engine advanced flying school at Laughlin, providing a practice site for takeoffs, landings, and emergency procedures. Pilots training on aircraft such as the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber used this field extensively. The airfield featured a classic World War II training layout with three 5,000-foot paved runways arranged in a triangle.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airfield. Due to its remote location, advanced state of decay, private ownership, and the prohibitive cost of restoration, it is considered permanently closed. The site lacks any economic or strategic incentive for reactivation and will likely continue to be reclaimed by nature.