The airport is located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) west of the central business district of Dryden, Texas,[1] and about 14 miles southeast of Sanderson, Texas.

Inactivated September 30, 1945 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers.

Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) returned to civil control.

Terrell County Airport covers an area of 644 acres (261 ha) at an elevation of 2,322 feet (708 m) above mean sea level.

For the 12-month period ending August 10, 2009, the airport had 300 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month.