Las Conchas Airport

No official reason for the closure has been published. Given its nature as a small, private airstrip likely associated with a ranch (implied by the name 'Las Conchas'), the closure was almost certainly due to private factors. Common reasons for such closures include: economic non-viability, the owner no longer needing or being able to maintain an airstrip, a change in land ownership, or the sale of the property for other agricultural uses. There is no evidence of closure due to a major accident or military conversion.

The airport is abandoned and non-operational. Current satellite imagery confirms the location contains a visible but completely unmaintained dirt/gravel runway, approximately 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) in length. The surface is significantly deteriorated, with vegetation overgrowth and tracks from ground vehicles crossing it. There are no hangars or significant airport infrastructure remaining. The land has effectively reverted to being part of the surrounding agricultural landscape and is unusable for aviation purposes without extensive restoration.

Las Conchas Airport was a private airstrip with no major historical significance on a national or regional level. Its importance was purely local, serving as a private transportation and utility hub for the ranch or agricultural operation on which it was built. Operations would have consisted of light, single-engine general aviation aircraft used for personal transport of the landowners and potentially for agricultural aviation (e.g., crop dusting). It never handled commercial, scheduled, or public flights.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Las Conchas Airport. As a privately owned facility, any initiative to restore and reopen the airstrip would have to come from the current landowner. Given the state of disrepair and the availability of larger, public airports in the region, such as Piedras Negras International Airport (MMVA/PDS) located about 60 km (37 miles) to the northeast, the prospect of reopening is considered extremely low to non-existent.