Norias de Boquillas del Carmen Airport

Economic reasons. The airport was a private facility built and operated exclusively for the La Linda fluorspar mine, which was owned by Compañía Minera La Linda, a subsidiary of the DuPont chemical company. When global fluorspar prices collapsed in the mid-1990s, the mine became unprofitable and ceased operations around 1997. The airport, having lost its sole reason for existence, was closed and abandoned at the same time.

The airport is completely abandoned and in a state of severe decay. The asphalt runway, though still visible from satellite imagery, is cracked, weathered, and littered with debris and encroaching vegetation, making it unusable for any aircraft. The surrounding support buildings and facilities are derelict ruins. The site is not used for any official purpose and is slowly being reclaimed by the desert environment. It remains a relic of the region's former mining industry.

The airport, often referred to as La Linda Airport, was a critical piece of private infrastructure that enabled a major industrial operation in an extremely remote and inaccessible part of the Chihuahuan Desert. Its primary function was logistical support for the mine. Operations consisted of private and corporate aircraft (including small jets) transporting company executives, engineers, geologists, other essential personnel, and high-value, time-sensitive cargo to and from the mine. It served as a vital link to cities in both Mexico and the United States, bypassing the difficult and time-consuming overland journey. The airport was never a public or commercial facility and did not serve the general public or tourists visiting the nearby village of Boquillas del Carmen.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. A reopening would be economically unfeasible without a compelling reason, such as the reactivation of the La Linda mine or the development of a new, large-scale industrial or tourism project in the immediate vicinity. Given the immense cost required to completely rebuild the runway and all associated infrastructure, and the absence of any such projects, the prospect of reopening is effectively zero.