Torre Alta Airport

Economic reasons and abandonment. The airport was a small, private dirt strip, most likely built to serve a specific agricultural operation or a large private ranch ('hacienda'). The closure was not due to a specific event like an accident or military conversion, but rather a gradual abandonment. This typically occurs when the associated business is sold, ceases operations, or no longer finds it economical to maintain and use a private airfield.

The site is currently a derelict and unmaintained airstrip. Satellite imagery confirms the runway outline is still visible but is being reclaimed by desert vegetation and is crossed by numerous vehicle tracks. It is not being used for aviation. The surrounding land continues to be used for agriculture, primarily with center-pivot irrigation systems. The airfield itself is effectively abandoned land.

Torre Alta Airport was a small, private-use airfield with local, rather than national, significance. Its ICAO code (MX-1694) is an unofficial identifier used in some databases for unregistered fields. The airport featured a single dirt runway, approximately 3,000 feet long. Its primary operations would have been related to supporting the region's robust agricultural industry, common in the Ascensión municipality. This includes activities like crop dusting ('fumigación aérea'), transportation of personnel or high-value supplies, and providing private air access for the owners of the ranch or farm it served. It was never a commercial airport and handled only small, general aviation aircraft capable of operating from a short, unimproved surface.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Torre Alta Airport. Given its unofficial status, remote location, and state of disrepair, reopening is extremely unlikely. Any future use would require a private entity, likely a new agricultural enterprise, to invest in completely restoring the runway for private use. There is no public or commercial interest in reviving the airfield.