Cerros Prietos Airport

While no official reason has been published, the evidence strongly points to economic factors. The airport was a small, private field, and such airstrips are often closed when the owner's business (e.g., a large ranch, agricultural enterprise, or mining operation) ceases, is sold, or no longer requires air support. There is no indication of closure due to a major accident or military conversion.

The airport is abandoned and permanently closed. Satellite imagery clearly shows the runway is in a state of advanced decay, with extensive cracking and vegetation growing through the asphalt. Large, white 'X' markings are painted on the runway surface, which is the standard international visual signal for a closed and unusable runway. The site and its surrounding structures appear derelict, and the land has reverted to unused arid ranchland.

Cerros Prietos Airport was a private general aviation airfield. Its significance was local, serving private interests in the rural municipality of Aldama, Chihuahua. With a single asphalt runway approximately 4,900 feet (1,500 meters) long, it was capable of handling light to medium private aircraft, such as Cessnas, King Airs, and potentially small business jets. Its operations were likely tied to agriculture (crop dusting, transport of personnel/equipment) or supporting large local ranches. It never handled scheduled commercial passenger flights and was not part of Mexico's national public airport network.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Cerros Prietos Airport. The significant cost required to resurface the runway and restore any support facilities, combined with its remote location and the apparent lack of a current economic need, makes its reactivation as an airport extremely unlikely.