Viso del Marqués Airfield

Cessation of private operations and subsequent abandonment. The airfield, also known as 'Aeródromo de La Jineta', was privately owned and operated for the 'Finca La Jineta' estate. Closures of such airfields are typically due to economic factors on a private scale, such as a change in the estate's ownership, the owner ceasing to fly, or the high costs of runway maintenance and compliance becoming prohibitive for its limited use.

The airfield is abandoned and non-operational. The physical asphalt runway (approximately 1,000 meters long) is still clearly visible on the landscape but is in a state of complete disrepair, with extensive cracking, weathering, and vegetation growth, making it unusable for any aviation activity. The site has reverted to its primary function as part of the private Finca La Jineta, surrounded by olive groves. The runway is essentially an abandoned strip of pavement within the agricultural property.

Viso del Marqués Airfield was a private aerodrome with no scheduled commercial or public service. Its significance was tied to the large agricultural and hunting estate, Finca La Jineta, on which it was built. Its operations primarily consisted of:
1. **General Aviation:** Used by the estate's owner, family, and guests for private travel.
2. **Agricultural Aviation:** Likely used for crop dusting and other aerial agricultural support for the vast olive groves and other crops on the estate.
3. **Support Operations:** Potentially used as a staging point for aerial firefighting aircraft, given its strategic location in a rural, fire-prone area of Castilla-La Mancha.

There are no known official plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening the Viso del Marqués Airfield. As a private facility, any revival would depend entirely on a future owner of the estate having the interest and significant capital required to completely rebuild the runway and any associated facilities to meet modern aviation standards. Given the lack of public or commercial demand, reopening is considered extremely unlikely.