Canadá del Palmar Airport

The airport was most likely closed for economic reasons. As a small, private airstrip in a remote, mountainous area, its existence was likely tied to the viability of a specific local enterprise, such as a ranch ('rancho') or a mining operation. The cessation of the economic activity it supported, combined with the cost of maintaining even a basic dirt runway, would have led to its abandonment. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, military conversion, or government action.

The site is abandoned and defunct. Current satellite imagery shows the faint outline of the runway, but it is heavily overgrown with shrubs and other vegetation, rendering it completely unusable for aircraft. There are no buildings or infrastructure remaining. The land is reverting to its natural state and is effectively a 'ghost' airstrip.

Canadá del Palmar was a small, private general aviation airstrip, not a public commercial airport. Its ICAO code, MX-1581, is an unofficial identifier typically used in third-party databases for unregistered fields. Its significance was purely local, providing vital air access to a rugged and isolated area within the Sahuaripa municipality. It likely served local ranches, small-scale mining prospecting or operations, or provided access for medical transport and private recreational activities like hunting. Operations would have been limited to small, single-engine, bush-capable aircraft (e.g., Cessna 182/206, Piper Cherokee) that could operate from its short (~3,300 ft) unpaved runway.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Canadá del Palmar Airport. Re-establishing the airstrip would require a significant new economic driver in its immediate, remote vicinity, which is not currently evident. Given its state of disrepair and the existence of other airfields in the wider region (like the main Sahuaripa Airport, MMSH), the prospect of its reopening is highly improbable.