El Profundo (La Ópera) Airport

The exact reason is not officially documented, which is common for small, private airstrips. The closure was not due to a major event like an accident or military conversion. It is overwhelmingly likely that it was closed for economic reasons or simply abandoned. This typically happens when the property owner no longer operates an aircraft, sells the property, or can no longer justify the cost of maintaining a private runway.

The site is an abandoned and unusable airstrip. Current satellite imagery shows a faint outline of the ~1,500-meter dirt runway, but it is heavily weathered, overgrown with desert scrub, and crossed by vehicle tracks. There are no hangars or significant airport infrastructure remaining. The land has reverted to its natural state as part of the surrounding arid ranchland.

El Profundo (La Ópera) Airport had no significant public, commercial, or military history. It was a private dirt airstrip, likely built to serve a specific large ranch ('rancho'), possibly named 'La Ópera'. Its non-standard ICAO identifier (MX-2040, as official Mexican airports begin with 'MM') confirms its status as an unofficial or private field. Operations would have been limited to small, single-engine general aviation aircraft used for personal transportation to a remote area or for agricultural activities like crop dusting.

There are no known or published plans to reopen the airport. Given its remote location, private nature, and degraded condition, any prospect of reopening would be entirely dependent on the private landowner's initiative and funding. There is no indication of any commercial or public interest in reactivating the site.