Toro Rojo Airstrip

The closure was almost certainly due to economic and operational reasons. As a private agricultural airstrip, its existence was tied to the needs of the plantation it served. The closure likely resulted from one or more of the following factors: a change in the ownership or operational status of the farm, a shift in agricultural practices away from aerial crop dusting to ground-based or drone-based methods, or the airstrip becoming economically unviable to maintain as local road infrastructure improved.

The site is currently an abandoned and defunct airstrip. The grass/dirt runway is completely overgrown with vegetation and is no longer maintained. Recent satellite imagery shows that the runway path is bisected by what appears to be a drainage ditch or an unpaved access road, making it physically unusable for any type of aircraft. The surrounding land continues to be used for intensive agriculture, and the former airstrip has been effectively reclaimed by the plantation.

Toro Rojo Airstrip was a private airfield located in the Puntarenas Province, a region of Costa Rica dominated by large-scale agriculture. Its primary purpose was to support the logistics of a local plantation, likely for banana or palm oil cultivation. Operations would have included aerial application (crop dusting and fumigation) to protect crops, as well as the transport of key personnel, specialized equipment, and urgent supplies to and from the remote farm. Such airstrips were critical for the efficiency and productivity of large plantations before modern road networks were fully developed.

There are no known or published plans to reopen the Toro Rojo Airstrip. Given that it was a private utility airstrip whose function has likely become obsolete, the prospect of it being restored for aviation purposes is extremely low. Reopening would require significant investment to clear, regrade, and potentially certify the runway, for which there is no apparent commercial or private demand.