Rayón Airstrip

No official reason for the closure has been published. The most probable cause is economic factors and a lack of continued use. Small, private airstrips in rural Mexico are often abandoned when the owner no longer has a need for it, can no longer afford its upkeep, or sells the property. While the Mexican government has actively closed many remote airstrips to combat illicit trafficking, satellite imagery of Rayón Airstrip shows neglect and overgrowth rather than deliberate destruction (e.g., trenching), suggesting it was simply abandoned.

The site is abandoned. The physical outline of the dirt runway is still clearly visible on satellite imagery, but it is unmaintained, significantly overgrown with shrubs and other vegetation, and is completely unusable for any aviation purposes. The land does not appear to have been repurposed for any other formal activity and remains as an abandoned airstrip.

Rayón Airstrip was a small, rudimentary general aviation airfield serving the local community of Rayón, Sonora. It never handled commercial or scheduled flights. Its primary function was likely to support local agricultural and ranching activities, providing a landing area for crop dusters or private aircraft owned by local landowners for personal transportation. Its significance was purely local, offering basic air access to a remote rural area before it fell into disuse.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening the Rayón Airstrip. Given its remote location, the small population of the surrounding area, and the apparent lack of economic demand for air service, the likelihood of it being restored and reopened is extremely low.