Arroyo Nopaloso Airport

No official reason for the closure has been published. The most probable cause is abandonment by its private owner(s), likely due to economic factors, cessation of the business or activity it supported (such as ranching or agriculture), or the owner no longer needing the facility. The gradual decay of the runway visible in satellite imagery points away from a sudden closure event like an accident or land sale for major development.

The airport is completely abandoned and defunct. The site consists of undeveloped desert scrubland. The faint outline of the former runway is still visible from satellite view but is heavily weathered, eroded, and overgrown with vegetation, rendering it unusable. There are no remaining buildings or any aviation infrastructure at the location. The land has effectively reverted to its natural state.

Arroyo Nopaloso Airport was a small, private airfield with no major historical significance. Its operations were limited to general aviation. It featured a single unpaved, dirt/gravel runway approximately 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) in length. It likely served as a private landing strip for local ranching operations, agricultural purposes (e.g., crop dusting), or private recreational use. Given its minimal infrastructure—lacking hangars, a terminal, or significant support facilities—it never handled commercial, scheduled, or military air traffic.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Arroyo Nopaloso Airport. The aviation needs of Ciudad Acuña and the surrounding region are served by the much larger and fully equipped Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ICAO: MMCC, IATA: ACN). The remote location, complete lack of infrastructure, and deteriorated condition of the former airstrip make any investment in its reactivation economically unfeasible and unnecessary.