Salinas de Hidalgo Airport

The primary reason for closure was economic non-viability and a lack of sustained demand. As a small, unpaved airstrip with minimal infrastructure, its operation was dependent on local general aviation traffic. Without sufficient use from private pilots, local businesses, or potential air taxi services to justify the cost of maintenance, it was likely abandoned. There is no evidence of closure due to a major accident, urban encroachment, or military conversion.

The airport is closed and abandoned. Current satellite imagery shows the dirt runway is still clearly visible but is unmaintained, eroded, and partially overgrown with vegetation. There are no buildings, hangars, or any aviation infrastructure remaining on the site. The land appears to be used informally by locals, as evidenced by vehicle tracks on and around the former runway, but it has not been formally repurposed or redeveloped.

Salinas de Hidalgo Airport was a small, local airstrip serving the municipality of Salinas in the state of San Luis Potosí. Its ICAO identifier, MX-1609, is a non-official code, indicating its minor status. The airport featured a single unpaved, dirt runway. Its operations were strictly limited to general aviation, handling small, single-engine aircraft like Cessnas or Pipers. It likely served several purposes for the remote community: providing access for private pilots, supporting local business travel (potentially related to the region's prominent salt mining industry), and possibly serving as a staging point for air ambulance or emergency medical flights. It never handled scheduled commercial passenger services.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Salinas de Hidalgo Airport. The lack of demand that led to its closure persists, and the nearest major airport, Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) in San Luis Potosí, serves the region's needs. Re-establishing and maintaining the airstrip would require significant investment for which there is no apparent economic justification. The prospects for its revival as an active airfield are considered non-existent.