San Juan Airport

There is no official documented reason for the closure, which is typical for a small, private airstrip. The gradual decay suggests the closure was due to economic factors or abandonment. It was likely a private airfield supporting a specific business, such as a large ranch (rancho) or agricultural enterprise, which may have changed ownership, ceased operations, or no longer had the need or financial resources to maintain an airstrip.

The airport is definitively closed and abandoned. As of the latest satellite imagery, the asphalt runway remains visible but is in a state of severe disrepair. It is cracked, weathered, and extensively overgrown with desert vegetation, making it completely unusable for aircraft. The land is effectively being reclaimed by the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert environment, and the associated buildings appear to be part of a local farm or ranch.

San Juan Airport was a private airfield serving the rural area near Villa Ahumada. It had no major historical or national significance and did not handle commercial passenger or cargo traffic. Its primary role was likely to support general aviation for the owners and operations of the adjacent property. With a runway length of approximately 4,900 feet (1,500 meters), it was capable of handling a variety of light and medium twin-engine private aircraft, facilitating private transport and potentially agricultural activities like crop dusting.

There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening San Juan Airport. The runway would require a complete and costly reconstruction to be made operational again. Given the lack of any apparent economic or logistical demand for an airfield at this specific location, and its private, non-strategic nature, the prospect of it ever being restored for aviation use is virtually zero.