I don’t know about that. Back in the day, I flew a commuter airliner ( be-99) in and out of there several times a day. I even flew a Learjet 35 into Meigs. Rick groups flew in there for their shows. ( I saw The Grateful Dead disembark. )
Meigs brought in a lot of people for the convenience of being right down town.
Destroying the airport probably cost the local economy millions of lost dollars.
My office had a window on Meigs. It was hardly used. I am sure that some people found it convenient. But I rarely saw a plane landing. I bet less than ten a day, Monday thru Friday. In the winter you could go weeks without a landing.