Ojos de Santa Maria Airport

As a private airfield, the closure was not publicly documented. The most likely reasons are economic and logistical. The owner may have ceased operations that required an airstrip (e.g., sale of the property, change in agricultural methods), or the cost of maintaining the runway and facilities became prohibitive. The closure reflects a common pattern for small, private airstrips that fall into disuse when they are no longer essential for the landowner's operations.

The airport is completely abandoned and defunct. The site has been reclaimed by the surrounding environment for agricultural use. High-resolution satellite imagery shows the faint, ghostly outline of the former dirt runway. However, it is heavily overgrown with desert scrub, eroded, and bisected by numerous farm tracks and fences. The land is now part of the local agricultural or rangeland and is entirely unusable for any form of aviation.

Ojos de Santa Maria Airport was a small, private airstrip with local significance. It was not a public or commercial airport. Its primary function was to support the large-scale agricultural and ranching operations in the remote Ascensión region of Chihuahua. Operations would have consisted of general aviation aircraft for transporting personnel and supplies, and potentially agricultural aircraft (crop dusters) for servicing the vast surrounding farmlands. Its importance was tied directly to the private enterprise it served, likely the 'Ojos de Santa Maria' ranch from which it took its name.

There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening the Ojos de Santa Maria Airport. The original infrastructure is gone, and the land has been repurposed. Re-establishing an airport at this location would require a complete reconstruction and a significant financial investment for which there is no apparent public or private demand.