Las Minitas Airport

The closure was likely due to economic reasons. The airport's name, 'Las Minitas' (The Little Mines), strongly indicates it was a private airstrip built to serve local mining operations. It is probable that the airstrip was abandoned after the mining activities it supported ceased or became economically unviable, leading to a lack of funding for its maintenance.

The site is abandoned and no longer functions as an airport. Current satellite imagery shows the runway is heavily overgrown with grass and shrubs, making it completely unsuitable for aircraft operations. The outline of the former airstrip is still visible, but the land is reverting to its natural state. There are no signs of buildings, hangars, or any aviation-related infrastructure remaining on the site.

Las Minitas was a small, private airfield and not a public or commercial airport. Its primary role was to support local industry, almost certainly mining, in a remote and mountainous region of Honduras. The 1,000-meter (3,281 ft) unpaved runway would have handled small general aviation aircraft, likely single-engine or STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) types, used for transporting personnel, supplies, and possibly high-value extracted materials. It played a role in providing logistical access to an area with limited ground transportation infrastructure.

There are no known official plans or prospects for reopening Las Minitas Airport. Given its remote location, rudimentary nature, and the cessation of its original purpose, a reopening is highly unlikely unless a significant new economic interest, such as a new large-scale mining or agricultural project, were to be established in the immediate vicinity requiring private air access.