La Peña Airport

There is no officially recorded reason for the closure. Given its nature as a small, private airstrip, the most probable cause is abandonment due to economic factors. This often occurs when the owner no longer has the need, desire, or financial means to maintain the facility. The closure was not the result of a military conversion, a major accident, or a specific government order that has been made public.

The site is completely abandoned and derelict. Current satellite imagery shows the former runway is heavily overgrown with scrub brush and grass, making it indistinguishable from the surrounding terrain from the ground. There are no remaining airport structures such as hangars, terminals, or lighting. The land has reverted to unused rural ranchland.

La Peña Airport was a small, private airstrip with a single dirt/gravel runway approximately 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) in length. It never had a commercial role with scheduled flights and thus has no IATA code. The identifier MX-1852 is not an official ICAO code but rather an unofficial designator used by some non-governmental aviation databases to track smaller airfields. Its operations were limited to general aviation, most likely serving a private individual, a local ranch ('rancho'), or a business for personal transport or agricultural activities. It held no significant role in the region's transportation infrastructure, which is served by the larger, paved Ciudad Acuña International Airport (MMCC).

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening La Peña Airport. The city of Ciudad Acuña is adequately served by the Ciudad Acuña International Airport (MMCC), which can accommodate commercial and general aviation traffic. The significant degradation of the La Peña runway and complete lack of infrastructure would necessitate a total reconstruction, for which there is no apparent economic or logistical demand.