San Fernando Airport

The primary reason for its closure was economic and operational obsolescence. The airport was replaced by the modern Ciudad Acuña International Airport (IATA: ACN, ICAO: MMCC), which is located further southwest of the city. The new airport was built to handle larger, faster aircraft, support commercial passenger and cargo services, and was equipped with modern navigational aids and a paved runway, all of which the old San Fernando Airport lacked. The land occupied by the old airport also became valuable for industrial development as the city grew.

The site of the former San Fernando Airport has been completely redeveloped and is no longer recognizable as an airfield from the ground. The land is now occupied by the 'Parque Industrial Amistad Ciudad Acuña', a major industrial park. Large manufacturing facilities (maquiladoras) and their associated infrastructure, including buildings, parking lots, and roads, have been built directly over the old runways and taxiways. While the faint outline of the former runways can still be discerned in some satellite images, the site is now a hub for industry, not aviation.

San Fernando Airport was a small, rudimentary airfield that served as the primary air access point for Ciudad Acuña for several decades. Its operations were limited to general aviation, including private aircraft, small charter flights, and potentially light cargo and agricultural aviation (crop dusting). The airfield featured two unpaved or gravel crisscrossing runways, a common design for small airports of its era to accommodate varying wind directions. It played a vital role in connecting the border city before the construction of modern infrastructure, serving business, private travel, and emergency needs for a relatively isolated region.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening the San Fernando Airport. The site has been permanently and extensively repurposed for industrial use. The cost to acquire the land, demolish the existing factories, and rebuild an airport to modern standards would be prohibitive and unnecessary, as the city is already served by the fully operational Ciudad Acuña International Airport (MMCC). Therefore, the prospect of reopening is considered nonexistent.