Tacañitas, AR 🇦🇷 Closed Airport
AR-0647
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350 ft
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Location: -28.564387° N, -62.524781° E
Continent: SA
Type: Closed Airport
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The exact closure date is not officially documented as it was a private airfield. Analysis of historical satellite imagery indicates the airport fell into disuse and became progressively overgrown between approximately 2010 and 2015. By 2015, the runway was in a clear state of disrepair, and by 2020, it was fully reclaimed by vegetation.
The airport was a private facility tied to the 'Estancia Los Pocitos'. The closure was due to private economic reasons, not a public or military decision. This is typical for such airstrips and was likely caused by a change in the estancia's ownership, a shift in its agricultural operations that no longer required air support, or the private owner deeming the cost of maintenance and operation unjustifiable.
The site is no longer an airport. The land has been fully converted back to agricultural use. The former dirt/grass runway is completely overgrown and is now indistinguishable from the surrounding fields used for farming or cattle grazing. There is no remaining aviation infrastructure, such as hangars, markings, or a windsock, visible on the site.
Estancia Los Pocitos Airport was a private airstrip (aeródromo) whose significance was purely local and tied to the agricultural economy. It was not a public airport and handled no commercial passenger or cargo services. Its primary operations included:
1. **Agricultural Aviation:** Serving as a base for crop-dusting and seeding aircraft (aviones fumigadores) essential for the large-scale farming conducted at the estancia.
2. **Private Transport:** Facilitating the transport of the estancia's owners, managers, workers, and essential supplies to a remote rural location, saving significant time compared to ground travel.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Estancia Los Pocitos Airport. Since it was a private facility on private land, any potential reactivation would depend entirely on the current landowner's initiative and a renewed economic need for an airstrip. Given its complete conversion back to farmland, a reopening is considered highly unlikely.
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