El Mimbre Airport

Abandonment due to economic or logistical reasons. The airport was almost certainly a private airstrip. Such airfields are often closed when the owner (e.g., a ranch, farm, or business) no longer requires or can no longer afford to maintain air access. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, military conversion, or environmental issue.

The airport is completely abandoned and in a state of decay. Current satellite imagery shows the asphalt runway is still visible but is severely cracked, weathered, and being reclaimed by desert scrub and vegetation. There are no visible hangars, terminals, or other support buildings remaining on the site. The land is currently unused.

El Mimbre Airport was a small, private-use airfield. Its primary purpose was likely to serve a large local ranch or agricultural operation in the remote region of Candela, Coahuila. Operations would have been limited to general aviation aircraft, such as single-engine piston planes (e.g., Cessna, Piper) and possibly light twin-engine turboprops. These aircraft would have been used for transporting personnel, light cargo, and supplies. The airport held no known significance for commercial, public, or military aviation and did not host scheduled flights.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening El Mimbre Airport. The significant cost required to clear the land, resurface the runway, and rebuild infrastructure, combined with its remote location and lack of apparent economic demand, makes any future reactivation extremely unlikely.