La Unión Airport

The closure was most likely due to a combination of economic non-viability and obsolescence. As local road infrastructure improved in the mountainous region, the need for a private, short-distance airstrip diminished. The high cost of maintenance for very low traffic volumes would have made it impractical to keep operational. There is no evidence of a specific incident, accident, or military conversion leading to its closure.

As of the latest satellite imagery, the site remains an abandoned airstrip. The physical outline of the dirt/grass runway is still clearly visible just west of the town of La Unión. However, the surface appears unmaintained, overgrown in places, and likely unsuitable for aviation without significant groundwork. The land is not being used for any other purpose, such as agriculture or construction, and remains an open field.

La Unión Airport was a small, private, unpaved airstrip (aeródromo) serving the local community of La Unión in the Copán department. Its primary role was for general aviation. Operations would have included transporting personnel for local agricultural businesses (the region is known for coffee production), moving high-value, low-volume cargo, and potentially serving the private travel needs of local landowners or business operators. It provided a logistical link to larger Honduran cities before the road network was as developed as it is today. It never handled commercial or scheduled passenger flights.

There are no known official plans or publicly discussed prospects for reopening La Unión Airport. The trend in regional aviation favors consolidation at larger, better-equipped airports. Reopening would require a significant private or public investment, for which there appears to be no current economic driver in the immediate area.