La Trinidad Airport

Guasave, MX 🇲🇽 Closed Airport

ICAO

MX-1544

IATA

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Elevation

66 ft

Region

MX-SIN

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 25.736398° N, -108.516448° E

Continent: NA

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: LTB LTB

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Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 25, 2025
Closure Date

The exact date of closure is not officially documented, as it was a private airstrip that fell into disuse rather than being formally decommissioned. Analysis of historical satellite imagery indicates a gradual decline, with the airstrip becoming completely non-operational and overgrown sometime between 2015 and 2018.

Reason for Closure

The closure was primarily due to economic reasons and the consolidation of regional aviation services. As a small, private agricultural airstrip, its operational costs likely became unsustainable. Aerial fumigation and general aviation activities in the Guasave region have largely consolidated at the larger, better-maintained Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport (ICAO: MMLM), located just 20 km to the southeast. This made smaller, less-equipped strips like La Trinidad redundant.

Current Status

The site is completely abandoned and non-functional as an airport. Satellite imagery shows the runway is severely deteriorated, cracked, and extensively overgrown with vegetation. The land is being reclaimed by the surrounding agricultural fields, and some structures, possibly for farm storage, have been built on or adjacent to the former runway. It is unsafe and unusable for any form of aviation.

Historical Significance

La Trinidad Airport was never a commercial airport for passenger or cargo traffic. Its significance was entirely local and tied to the agricultural industry of the Guasave Valley, a major center for produce cultivation in Mexico.

Its primary operations included:
- **Aerial Application:** The airstrip served as a base for crop-dusting aircraft (aviones fumigadores). These planes were essential for spraying fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides on the vast surrounding fields of tomatoes, corn, beans, and other crops.
- **General Aviation:** It supported private, light aircraft for local transportation and property surveying for agricultural landowners.
- **Aircraft Types:** The airport would have typically handled aircraft like the Piper PA-25 Pawnee, Cessna Ag-series, and Air Tractor models, which are specifically designed for agricultural work.

Reopening Prospects

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening La Trinidad Airport. Given its advanced state of decay, the significant cost required for full reconstruction, and the proximity of the active and well-serviced Campo Cuatro Milpas Airport (MMLM), there is no economic or logistical incentive for its revival. The land is more valuable for agricultural purposes.

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Distances are approximate and calculated as straight-line distances.

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