Agua Azul Mohogani Airstrip

The primary reason for closure was the regional instability and security risks following the 1994 Zapatista uprising. The conflict disrupted commercial activities, particularly resource extraction like logging, which this airstrip likely supported. The enterprise that operated the airstrip likely ceased its activities in the area, leading to the airstrip's abandonment due to both a lack of purpose and an unsafe operating environment.

The airstrip is abandoned and completely unusable. Satellite imagery confirms its location at the specified coordinates, showing a clearly defined runway outline. However, the runway surface is heavily overgrown with grass, shrubs, and small trees. There are no visible aircraft, support buildings, or any signs of aviation activity. The site has been reclaimed by the surrounding jungle and is now just a long, straight clearing.

The airstrip's significance was purely logistical and commercial, not public or military. Its name, 'Mohogani' (a variant of mahogany), strongly indicates it was built and operated by a logging company to support mahogany extraction from the surrounding Lacandon Jungle. It would have served as a vital link for flying in personnel, equipment parts, and supplies to a remote jungle operation, and for flying out staff. Operations would have been limited to small, STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) capable propeller aircraft, such as Cessna or Piper models, that could handle a short, unpaved runway.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Agua Azul Mohogani Airstrip. The original economic driver for its existence (large-scale logging by a private company) is no longer present in the same capacity. Furthermore, the political landscape of the region remains complex, and the physical infrastructure of the airstrip has degraded to the point where a complete and costly reconstruction would be necessary. There is no apparent economic or strategic incentive for its revival.