La Colorada, MX 🇲🇽 Closed Airport
MX-1777
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899 ft
MX-SON
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 28.602628° N, -110.742381° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: LJN LJN
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The airport was not officially closed on a specific date but was gradually abandoned. Analysis of historical satellite imagery indicates it fell into disuse between 2013 and 2016. By 2016, a new dirt road was cut directly across the runway, rendering it permanently unusable and marking its de facto closure.
The closure was due to abandonment for economic or logistical reasons. As a small, private airstrip (indicated by the non-standard ICAO code MX-1777), its existence was likely tied to a specific local enterprise, such as a private ranch ('rancho') or a mining exploration project. The airstrip was likely abandoned after the operation it served ceased, was sold, or no longer required air access due to improved ground transportation in the area. There is no evidence of a specific incident, accident, or military conversion leading to the closure.
The site is completely abandoned and defunct. The former runway is no longer distinguishable from the surrounding desert landscape except by its linear shape. It is heavily overgrown with scrub brush and bisected by multiple informal vehicle tracks. There are no remaining airport facilities or buildings. The land has reverted to natural terrain and is used for local transit via the tracks that now cross the former airstrip.
Represito de Lujan Airport held no major national or regional significance. Its importance was purely local and private. It served as a utility airstrip for general aviation aircraft, such as small Cessna or Piper planes, capable of operating from short, unpaved surfaces. Operations would have consisted of transporting personnel, light cargo, and supplies to a remote property in the Sonoran desert, a common practice for large ranches and early-stage mining surveys in the region before road infrastructure was well-developed.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The original need for the airstrip appears to have vanished, and significant investment would be required to clear, grade, and restore the runway. Given its state of extreme disrepair and remote location, its reactivation is highly improbable. It is considered permanently closed.
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