Most impressive of all, Mesa Vista Ranch has its own FAA-approved airport with a 6,000-foot-long (1,828m) runway and its own hangar.

In 2017, Pickens announced he was getting his affairs in order and was offloading the ranch with pretty much everything from the furniture to the dogs in the kennels included, adding that the proceeds would be donated to his charitable foundation. It went on the market with Hall and Hall for a whopping $250 million.

When Pickens died in 2019, the ranch still hadn't been sold. It was eventually shifted in 2022 in two parts after the asking price was reduced to $170 million.

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