Rancho Viejo Airport

No official reason for the closure has been publicly cited, which is common for small, private airfields. The most probable cause is economic, likely related to the private owner no longer having the need or financial resources to maintain the facility. Contributing factors could also include a change in land ownership or the challenging security situation in the state of Tamaulipas during that period, which may have made operating a private airstrip untenable.

The airport is abandoned and non-operational. The physical asphalt runway is still visible from satellite view but is in a state of severe disrepair. The surface is cracked, degraded, and being reclaimed by vegetation. There are no visible signs of remaining infrastructure such as hangars or terminal buildings. The site appears to be unused, with the surrounding land dedicated to agriculture, though vehicle tracks can be seen crossing the derelict runway.

Rancho Viejo Airport was a private airstrip, as indicated by its name ('Old Ranch') and its classification in aviation databases. Its primary purpose was to serve local agricultural and private interests. Operations were limited to general aviation, handling light, single-engine aircraft typical for personal transport to and from a remote ranch or for agricultural purposes like crop dusting. It never served commercial or scheduled passenger traffic and its significance was purely local.

There are no known or published plans to rehabilitate or reopen Rancho Viejo Airport. Given its long-term abandonment, the significant cost required for reconstruction, and its original purpose as a small private strip, the prospects for its reopening are considered extremely low to non-existent.