Álamos de Márquez Airport

The closure was not the result of a specific event like an accident or military conversion. The most probable reason is economic and logistical, linked to the private owner of the Álamos de Márquez ranch. The airstrip was likely abandoned when it was no longer needed, or the cost of maintenance and use became prohibitive for the owner. This type of informal closure is common for remote, private airfields in Mexico.

The site is currently an abandoned and unmaintained dirt runway. Satellite imagery clearly shows the scar of the airstrip on the landscape, but the surface is weathered, eroded, and overgrown with desert vegetation. It is completely unusable for any aviation purposes. There are no buildings, hangars, or any infrastructure remaining at the site. The land is effectively returning to its natural state.

The facility was not a public airport but a private airstrip (aeropista) with limited and localized significance. Its sole purpose was to provide air access to the very remote Álamos de Márquez ranch, located in the vast and sparsely populated Ocampo municipality. Operations would have consisted exclusively of light general aviation aircraft, such as single-engine Cessnas or Pipers, used for transporting ranch owners, personnel, and essential supplies. It had no commercial, scheduled, or military operations.

There are no known or published plans to reopen the Álamos de Márquez airstrip. Given its extreme remoteness, private nature, and the lack of any apparent economic development in the immediate area, the prospects for reopening are virtually zero. Any potential reopening would be entirely dependent on a new private owner of the surrounding land having a specific need for an airstrip and the willingness to invest significant capital to clear, grade, and restore the runway.