Maycoba Airport

Economic reasons and logistical obsolescence. The airport was a private facility owned and operated by the mining company 'Minas de Oro Nacional, S.A. de C.V.' (a subsidiary of Alamos Gold) to support its exploration and extraction activities in the region. The closure is directly linked to the cessation or shift in the mining operations it was built to serve. Once the specific need for the airstrip diminished, it was no longer economically viable to maintain, leading to its abandonment.

The airport is abandoned and non-operational. Current satellite imagery confirms that the dirt/gravel runway is in a state of disrepair and is being reclaimed by nature, with significant vegetation growth making it completely unusable for aircraft. There are no visible buildings or infrastructure remaining, and the site is not used for any other purpose. It exists only as a scar on the landscape, visible from above.

Maycoba Airport was a vital piece of private infrastructure for the mining industry in the remote and rugged Sierra Madre Occidental. Its primary purpose was to provide logistical support for the Minas de Oro Nacional operations. When active, it handled general aviation and charter aircraft, likely STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) capable models like the Cessna 208 Caravan or Pilatus PC-6 Porter, suitable for its unpaved, high-altitude runway. Operations included transporting personnel (engineers, geologists, executives), moving urgent supplies and high-value equipment, and facilitating medical evacuations from the remote mine sites. The airport was a critical link, connecting the isolated operations to larger urban centers.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Maycoba Airport. A reopening would be contingent on a new, significant economic driver in the immediate vicinity, such as the commencement of a major new mining project that would require such a facility. Given the substantial cost of rehabilitating the runway and the lack of any current demand, the prospects for its reopening are considered extremely low to non-existent.