Mandujano Airstrip

Economic reasons and land use conversion. The airstrip was a private agricultural field that likely ceased operations due to consolidation with other airstrips, retirement of the operator, or the land becoming more valuable for cultivation than for aviation. The gradual disappearance and complete conversion to farmland, without any signs of accident, urban encroachment, or military use, strongly points to an economic decision to abandon the airstrip.

The site is completely decommissioned and is now active agricultural land. The former dirt runway has been plowed over and is used for crop cultivation, fully integrated with the adjacent fields. There is no remaining aviation infrastructure such as hangars, wind socks, or markings. A faint 'ghost' outline of the former runway is sometimes visible from satellite imagery due to differences in soil compaction.

Mandujano Airstrip was a typical private, agricultural-use airfield ('aeropista de fumigación') common throughout the Mexicali Valley. Its sole purpose was to support local agriculture. Operations consisted of small, single-engine agricultural aircraft (crop dusters) like the Air Tractor or Piper PA-25 Pawnee taking off and landing to apply pesticides, fertilizers, and seeds to the vast surrounding fields. It was a vital piece of local infrastructure for the specific farms it served but had no role in public transport, general aviation, or military operations.

Effectively zero. The land has been fully repurposed for agriculture, its primary economic value in the region. Re-establishing an airstrip would require purchasing the land back from its current agricultural use and completely rebuilding the runway from scratch. Given the existence of other operational agricultural airstrips in the Mexicali area, there is no known plan or economic incentive to reopen this specific location.