La Candelaria Borders Airport

No official reason for the closure has been published. As a small, private airfield, the closure was almost certainly due to economic factors or abandonment. Common reasons for such closures include the high cost of maintenance relative to its utility, a change in the ownership of the land, or the cessation of the business (e.g., ranching, hunting lodge) that the airstrip was built to support.

The airport is completely abandoned and defunct. Current satellite imagery shows the site is in a state of significant decay. The faint outlines of the two dirt/gravel runways are still visible from the air, but they are heavily overgrown with desert scrub and are no longer usable. There are no remaining buildings, hangars, or any other aviation infrastructure on the site. The land has effectively reverted to undeveloped rural ranchland.

La Candelaria Borders Airport (MX-0080) was a private airfield. It is important to note that it is located in the municipality of Guerrero in the state of Coahuila, Mexico, not the state of Guerrero. Its name suggests it served a private property, likely a large ranch ('Rancho La Candelaria'), and its operations were related to its proximity to the US-Mexico border. The airport was never a commercial or public facility and did not handle scheduled passenger flights. Its operations would have consisted of general aviation traffic, such as small propeller-driven aircraft (e.g., Cessna, Piper) used for private transportation, agricultural activities (crop dusting), or providing access for recreational purposes like hunting tourism, which is common in the region. The airfield featured two unpaved runways in an 'X' layout, designed to allow for safer takeoffs and landings regardless of wind direction.

There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening La Candelaria Borders Airport. Given its remote location, advanced state of deterioration, and the lack of any apparent economic driver, a reopening is considered extremely unlikely. The cost to clear, regrade, and restore the runways and any necessary facilities would be substantial, with no clear purpose for such an investment.