Corojo Agricultural Airfield

The closure was almost certainly due to economic reasons. The airfield was part of a vast network supporting state-run agriculture. During Cuba's severe economic crisis known as the 'Special Period' (following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991), the state-run air services company (ENSA - Empresa Nacional de Servicios Aéreos) faced immense challenges. These included critical fuel shortages, a lack of funding, and an inability to acquire spare parts for its large fleet of Soviet-era aircraft, primarily the Antonov An-2. As a result, aerial agricultural operations were drastically scaled back, and numerous small, local airfields like Corojo were abandoned as services were consolidated to larger, more viable bases.

The airfield is completely abandoned and in a state of decay. Satellite imagery of the coordinates reveals a single, paved runway approximately 1,100 meters (3,600 feet) long. The runway surface is severely cracked, weathered, and has significant vegetation growing through it, making it unusable. There are no visible signs of any remaining buildings, hangars, or other aviation infrastructure. The land immediately surrounding the derelict runway continues to be actively used for farming, but the strip itself is unused and is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Corojo Agricultural Airfield was a vital component of the local agricultural infrastructure in the Ciego de Ávila province, a major center for sugarcane production in Cuba. Its sole purpose was to serve as a base for agricultural aviation ('aviación agrícola'). Operations consisted of crop dusting (fumigation), aerial seeding, and fertilizer application for the surrounding state-run plantations. The airfield would have primarily hosted rugged, single-engine biplanes like the Antonov An-2, which was the workhorse of Cuba's agricultural fleet. Its existence was a testament to the industrialized and mechanized approach to agriculture practiced in Cuba with Soviet support prior to the 1990s.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Corojo Agricultural Airfield. The economic and agricultural models that required such a dense network of local airfields no longer exist in Cuba. The cost to clear, repair, and recertify the runway and build new infrastructure would be prohibitive and without any clear economic benefit. Cuba's national aviation priorities are focused on airports that support international tourism and major domestic travel, not on rebuilding small, specialized agricultural strips.