Barreal Airport

Military Conversion. The airfield was not closed in the sense of abandonment, but rather converted and fully integrated into the newly created Campo Militar 31-B El Barreal. This is a major strategic training facility for the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA). Its closure to the public was a direct result of its conversion into a strictly military-use airbase supporting the training center.

The site is an active and operational military airfield operated by the Mexican Army (SEDENA) within the Campo Militar 31-B El Barreal. It is used exclusively for military transport and training operations and is strictly off-limits to the public. The 'closed' status found in civil aviation databases refers to its permanent unavailability for any non-military use, not that it is derelict or abandoned.

The airport's primary and most significant role is military. It was likely constructed or significantly upgraded in the late 1990s to serve as the main air logistics hub for the Centro Nacional de Adiestramiento. Its large, X-shaped runway configuration allows for operations in various wind conditions, suitable for military transport. When active for military operations, it handled and continues to handle aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules, C-295, and various helicopters for deploying troops, vehicles, and supplies for large-scale national security exercises and war games. There is no evidence of it ever having served as a significant commercial or general aviation airport.

None. The airport is a critical and active piece of infrastructure for Mexico's premier national military training center. Due to its strategic importance and ongoing use by the Mexican Armed Forces, there are no plans or prospects for it to ever be reopened to civil or public aviation.