Mesa La Pista Airport

While there is no official reason stated for the closure, the most probable cause is economic non-viability and abandonment. As a small, private airstrip with minimal infrastructure in a remote area, it was likely closed due to the high cost of maintenance relative to its utility, or because the private owner(s) no longer had a need for it. Its closure was not related to military conversion or a known major accident.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. The site is completely derelict. Current satellite imagery shows the faint, eroded outline of the former runway, which is now overgrown with desert scrub and crossed by dirt tracks. It is completely unusable for aviation. There are no remaining buildings or facilities on the site, which has reverted to undeveloped rangeland.

Mesa La Pista was a small, private general aviation airstrip. Its name, which translates to 'Tabletop The Runway,' aptly describes its location on a flat mesa southwest of Ciudad Acuña. The facility consisted of a single unpaved dirt or gravel runway and lacked any significant infrastructure such as a terminal, hangars, or lighting. Its operations were likely limited to serving the needs of local ranches ('ranchos') for the private transportation of personnel, light cargo, and supplies. It did not handle commercial traffic and held no major regional or national significance in Mexican aviation history.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Mesa La Pista Airport. Given its advanced state of decay, complete lack of infrastructure, and the proximity of the fully equipped and operational Ciudad Acuña International Airport (IATA: ACN, ICAO: MMCC), there is no practical or economic incentive to restore this remote airstrip.