Former Isla Guadalupe Airfield

Replacement by a superior facility. The new airport (MMGD) features a 1,200-meter paved runway capable of handling larger military and civilian aircraft (like the C-130 Hercules), providing more reliable logistical support for the island's military garrison, fishing cooperative, and scientific research activities. The former airfield (MX-0142) was unpaved, shorter, and less suitable for the island's growing logistical needs.

The site is an abandoned and unmaintained airstrip. Satellite imagery shows the unpaved runway is deteriorated, significantly overgrown with vegetation, and clearly unusable for any aviation purposes. The area is part of the protected Isla Guadalupe Biosphere Reserve, and the former airfield is slowly being reclaimed by the natural environment.

The Former Isla Guadalupe Airfield, also known as 'Campo Pista Aéreo Sur' or 'Campo Aéreo El Pescador', was the primary air link to the remote island for several decades. It was crucial for transporting personnel, supplies, and mail to the small fishing village (Campo Oeste) and the naval station. The airstrip typically handled small general aviation aircraft (e.g., Cessna 206) and was vital for medical evacuations and supporting scientific researchers studying the island's unique and protected ecosystems, including its famous great white shark, elephant seal, and Guadalupe fur seal populations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airfield. Its role has been completely superseded by the modern and more capable Aeropuerto Internacional General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (MMGD). Given the island's status as a protected biosphere reserve and the lack of any logistical or economic need for a second airport, reopening is considered extremely unlikely.