Blackpool Airport has a viable future as a commercial airfield and must not be turned into housing or retail developments, MPs have been told.
A Commons debate heard Conservative MP Mark Menzies say his constituents were concerned at the "breakneck speed" with which the airport closed last month.
Owners Balfour Beatty are looking for a new buyer.
Transport minister Robert Goodwill said the government is not able to intervene in the airport's future.
Mr Menzies said the airport had served more than 500,000 passengers in 2007 but dropped significantly during the course of the recession, while facing high running costs.
