San Juan del Río Airport

While no official reason is documented, the closure was almost certainly due to economic factors and disuse. As a small, rural airstrip, it was likely privately owned and operated to support local ranching or agricultural activities (e.g., 'Rancho San Juan del Río'). Such airstrips are often abandoned when the cost of maintenance outweighs their utility or when the primary business they support ceases to require air access.

The site is an abandoned airstrip. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (30.29177, -109.35558) clearly shows the faint outline of a single north-south runway. The surface is unpaved, heavily weathered, and overgrown with desert vegetation. There are no remaining buildings, hangars, or any other airport infrastructure visible. The land has effectively reverted to its natural state and is unused.

The airport was a small, private-use dirt airstrip, not a public or commercial airport. Its significance was purely local, serving the general aviation needs of the remote Villa Hidalgo area in Sonora. Operations would have been limited to light, single-engine aircraft. Its primary function was likely to support the 'Rancho San Juan del Río' and surrounding agricultural or mining interests, providing access for personnel, light cargo, and potentially aerial application (crop dusting). It never handled scheduled commercial flights.

There are no known or published plans to reopen this airstrip. Given its remote location, the lack of infrastructure, the small population of Villa Hidalgo, and the probable high cost of restoration versus low potential demand, the prospects for its reopening are virtually non-existent.