Dora Airport

The closure was almost certainly due to economic reasons and a lack of demand. As a small, unpaved airstrip, its primary function would have been for agricultural aviation (crop dusting) and light general aviation. The closure likely resulted from a combination of factors, such as the high cost of maintenance relative to its use, a decline in local aviation activity, or the consolidation of aerial services at larger, better-equipped regional airports. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, military conversion, or environmental issue.

The site is completely abandoned as an airfield. Current satellite imagery shows the faint outline of the former dirt runway, but it is heavily overgrown with vegetation and crossed by vehicle tracks. The land has effectively been reclaimed for agricultural use, likely as pasture or fallow ground. There are no visible remnants of airport infrastructure, such as hangars, a terminal, or fueling facilities. The site is now indistinguishable from the surrounding rural landscape.

Dora Airport's significance was purely local and functional. It served as a utility airstrip for the agricultural community around Colonia Dora, a town in the heart of an agrarian region in the Santiago del Estero province. Its operations would have consisted mainly of light aircraft used for aerial application of fertilizers and pesticides. It may have also been used by private pilots and local landowners for personal transport. The airport never handled scheduled commercial flights and was not a hub of significant aviation activity; its importance was tied directly to supporting the local agricultural economy.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Dora Airport. Given the complete lack of infrastructure, the site's reversion to farmland, and the absence of any expressed economic or logistical need for an airfield at this specific location, a reopening is considered extremely unlikely. Any future aviation needs for the region would be met by existing provincial airports or potentially new, private airstrips built elsewhere if a specific agricultural need arises.