San Quintín, MX 🇲🇽 Closed Airport
ICAO
MX-1738
IATA
-
Elevation
30 ft
Region
MX-BCN
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Location: 29.43174° N, -115.11183° E
Continent: North America
Type: Closed Airport
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Circa 2010-2013. The airport did not have a formal, dated closure but fell into a state of disuse and became unusable due to a lack of maintenance during this period. Pilot reports and historical satellite imagery show a clear decline from a usable strip in the mid-2000s to a severely degraded and unsafe one by 2013.
Abandonment and economic factors. The primary reason for closure was a lack of maintenance, leading to severe runway degradation from weather and erosion. This was likely driven by economic factors, such as the decline in private aviation tourism following the 2008 global financial crisis, which reduced the number of pilots flying to remote destinations. Without a fishing lodge, private owner, or local association to fund its upkeep, the dirt runway was left to decay naturally.
The airport is abandoned and completely unusable for any type of aircraft. Current satellite imagery shows the faint outline of the original north-south runway, but the surface is heavily eroded, with deep washouts, ruts, and significant vegetation growth. The site has effectively reverted to natural desert terrain and is not used for any formal purpose. Vehicle tracks can be seen crossing the former runway, indicating it is only used for local ground transit.
Puerto Canoas Airport, also known as Campo Canoas, was a remote dirt airstrip that served the general aviation community. Its main purpose was to provide air access for tourists, sport fishermen, and adventurers to the isolated coastal area of Puerto Canoas. It was part of a larger network of informal 'Baja Bush' airstrips that were popular with American and Mexican private pilots from the mid-20th century through the early 2000s. These strips allowed small aircraft to access pristine fishing grounds and campsites that were otherwise difficult to reach by road. Operations were limited to small, single-engine aircraft capable of handling unprepared dirt runways.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The cost to survey, regrade, and restore the runway to a safe condition would be substantial. Given its remote location, the decline in its original fly-in tourism purpose, and the lack of any local economic driver, it is highly improbable that any private or government entity would invest in its restoration. The airport is considered permanently closed.