Laguna El Llano Airport

The airport was closed due to being replaced by a larger, more modern facility located further from the city's urban center. The old airport's location became constrained by city growth, making expansion difficult and operations potentially hazardous. Following its closure, the land was repurposed and converted into a major military installation for the Mexican Army.

The site of the former airport is now completely occupied by the Mexican Army's 'Campo Militar 5 de Mayo', which serves as the headquarters for the 10th Military Zone. The original asphalt runway is still clearly visible in satellite imagery, but it is in a state of severe disrepair, with extensive cracking and vegetation growth. It is no longer functional as a runway and appears to be used as an internal road, parade ground, and vehicle training area within the military base. The site is an active military installation and is not accessible to the public.

Laguna El Llano Airport was the original primary airport for Durango, Mexico, for several decades during the mid-20th century. It handled all of the region's commercial passenger flights, air cargo, general aviation, and military air traffic. It was a vital transportation link connecting the relatively isolated state of Durango with major cities like Mexico City and others. The airport would have serviced propeller aircraft common at the time, such as the DC-3 and DC-6, and potentially early jetliners, operated by national carriers like Mexicana de Aviación and Aeronaves de México (now Aeroméxico).

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening this airport. The land is fully integrated into a critical and active military base. The city of Durango is adequately served by the modern General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (MMDO), making a second airport at the old location unnecessary and logistically impossible given the current land use.