El Conejo Viejo Airstrip

The primary reason for the closure appears to be redundancy and its close proximity to the much larger and fully-equipped La Paz International Airport (IATA: LAP, ICAO: MMLP), which is located just a few kilometers to the south. The growth of traffic and controlled airspace around the international airport would have made operating a small, private strip a significant safety and regulatory challenge. The closure was likely a result of gradual abandonment due to lack of use and maintenance, rather than a specific event like an accident or military conversion.

The site is currently abandoned and defunct. The physical location of the former runway is still visible on satellite imagery as a scar on the desert landscape. However, the runway surface is heavily eroded, unmaintained, and overgrown with desert vegetation, making it completely unusable for any type of aircraft. The surrounding land remains undeveloped desert scrub.

El Conejo Viejo was a small, private utility airstrip featuring a single unpaved dirt runway (approximately 1000m / 3281ft). Its operations were limited to general aviation, primarily serving light, single-engine aircraft such as Cessnas or Pipers. Its purpose was likely to provide air access for a local ranch ('rancho'), a private business, or for recreational flying by private owners. It held no major regional or national aviation significance and functioned purely on a local, private level.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening El Conejo Viejo Airstrip. A reopening is considered extremely unlikely due to several factors: 1) The significant financial investment required to clear, grade, and certify the runway. 2) The lack of economic or logistical need for a primitive airstrip, given the full services available at the nearby La Paz International Airport. 3) The major safety and air traffic control conflicts that would arise from operating so close to the busy airspace of an international airport.