El Brasil Airport

Forcible closure and destruction by the Mexican Armed Forces. The airport was identified as a 'pista clandestina' (clandestine airstrip) being used for illicit activities, almost certainly by drug cartels for smuggling operations. To prevent its further use, military forces rendered the runway permanently unusable by digging a series of deep trenches across its entire length, a common tactic for neutralizing such facilities.

The site is completely abandoned and derelict. The former dirt runway is now just a scar on the landscape, clearly marked by the evenly spaced trenches that were dug to destroy it. The entire area is heavily overgrown with scrubland vegetation. There are no visible buildings, hangars, or any other aviation infrastructure remaining. The site is completely unusable and has reverted to undeveloped rural land.

The airport's history is twofold. It likely originated as a private, rural airstrip serving agricultural needs (such as crop dusting) or providing private air access for a local ranch ('rancho'). However, its primary and more recent significance is as a logistical asset for organized crime. Located in a strategic but remote corridor in northeastern Mexico, it was used by cartels to land small aircraft for refueling or transferring shipments of narcotics and other contraband destined for the U.S. border. Its destruction was a small but notable event in Mexico's ongoing war on drugs.

Zero. There are no plans or prospects for reopening El Brasil Airport. Given that it was forcibly shut down and destroyed by the military due to its connection with organized crime, any attempt to rehabilitate the airstrip would be impossible from a legal and security standpoint. The site is considered permanently closed and will likely remain abandoned indefinitely.