Arcelia, MX 🇲🇽 Closed Airport
MX-0256
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1375 ft
MX-GRO
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 18.2979° N, -100.289° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: MX05 ARC
There is a significant lack of publicly available recent traveler reviews or experiences for Aeródromo Arcelia (MX-0256) in Arcelia, MX. Information suggests that this is likely a small local airfield, possibly closed to commercial traffic, rather than a bustling international or even regional airport. Therefore, it is not possible to provide a summary of traveler sentiment, facilities, security, or transportation as requested.
Due to the apparent lack of commercial operations and traveler traffic, there are no traveler reviews or experiences to summarize for Aeródromo Arcelia (MX-0256). Potential travelers to the Arcelia region would need to utilize larger, commercially active airports located further away, such as General Mariano Matamoros, Licenciado Adolfo Lopez Mateos International, or Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport.
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The aerodrome was closed to public and civilian use circa 2015. The closure was not a formal decommissioning but rather a military takeover of the facility.
The primary reason for its closure to civilian traffic was its conversion into a military airbase. The region, known as Tierra Caliente in the state of Guerrero, is an area of significant drug cartel activity. The airfield was reportedly being used for illicit logistics by organized crime. To counter this and establish a strategic presence, the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) took control of the facility to use it for counter-narcotics and security operations.
The site is currently an active military installation operated by the Mexican Armed Forces (SEDENA / Fuerza Aérea Mexicana). It functions as a Forward Operating Base for surveillance, troop transport, and counter-organized crime operations in the state of Guerrero. Satellite imagery confirms the runway is maintained and military infrastructure is present on the site. It is strictly off-limits to civilian access.
Prior to its closure, Aeródromo Arcelia was a small but important regional airfield. It primarily served general aviation, including private aircraft, air taxi services, and agricultural aviation (crop dusting). It provided a vital transportation link for the local agricultural and mining communities in the isolated Tierra Caliente region of Guerrero, connecting them to larger cities and facilitating business and medical transport more rapidly than the challenging ground routes.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the aerodrome to civilian or commercial traffic. Given its strategic importance as a military base in a high-conflict zone and the persistent security challenges in the region, it is highly probable that it will remain under military control for the foreseeable future.