Tecolotlan, MX 🇲🇽 Closed Airport
MX-0802
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4150 ft
MX-JAL
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 20.19999° N, -104.082292° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: TEO
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The exact date of closure is not officially documented. However, analysis of historical satellite imagery indicates the airstrip fell into disuse and became overgrown between 2012 and 2015. By 2015, the runway shows significant lack of maintenance, suggesting operations had ceased by that time.
No specific official reason for the closure has been published. For small, private airstrips like this one, closure is typically due to economic factors, such as high maintenance costs, a lack of demand, or the owner no longer having a need for it. Its location in a rural, agricultural area suggests its primary use was for general and agricultural aviation, which may have become economically non-viable.
The site is completely abandoned and non-operational. The former runway is no longer distinguishable except for a faint outline visible from satellite view. The land has been reclaimed for agricultural purposes, with the area now appearing as overgrown pasture or farmland. A dirt track now cuts across the path of the former runway.
Tecolotlan Airstrip was a small, private-use airfield. Its primary role was to support general aviation and agricultural operations in the region. With a single unpaved (dirt/grass) runway approximately 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) long, it was suitable for light single-engine aircraft, likely used for crop dusting (fumigation), private transportation for local landowners, and recreational flying. It did not handle commercial passenger or cargo traffic and had no known military significance.
There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening the Tecolotlan Airstrip. Given its complete state of disrepair, the reclamation of the land for agriculture, and the likely lack of economic drivers, a reopening is considered highly improbable.
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