Los Barandales Airport

The airport was a private field, not a public or commercial facility. Its closure was due to abandonment for economic or logistical reasons. Airstrips of this nature are typically built to serve a specific purpose, such as supporting a large ranch (rancho), a mining operation, or an exclusive hunting lodge. The closure would have occurred when that specific activity ceased, the property changed hands, or air transport was no longer required or financially viable for the owner.

The site is abandoned and unused. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (29.12782, -102.6808) shows a faint but clearly identifiable outline of a single, unpaved runway. The surface is heavily weathered, eroded, and being reclaimed by the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert vegetation. There is no visible infrastructure such as hangars, terminals, or support buildings at the site. The land appears to be completely inactive.

Los Barandales was a rudimentary, private airstrip located in an extremely remote and sparsely populated area of Ocampo, Mexico's largest municipality by area. Its significance was entirely local and private. It served as a vital transportation link for its owners, allowing small aircraft to bypass the region's difficult and often nonexistent road network. Operations would have been limited to small general aviation aircraft (such as Cessna or Piper models) capable of landing on and taking off from a short, unpaved, dirt or gravel runway. It held no known commercial, public, or military significance.

There are no known or published plans to reopen or redevelop the Los Barandales airstrip. Given its extreme remoteness, the complete lack of supporting infrastructure, and its original private function, the prospects for reopening are virtually zero. A significant private investment from a new entity, such as a large-scale mining, energy, or agricultural project, would be required to rebuild and operate the airstrip, and there is no public information to suggest such a project is planned.