Los Ojos Airport

There is no official recorded reason for the closure. However, given its nature as a private airstrip, the closure was almost certainly due to economic or operational changes for the owner. Common reasons for such closures include: the sale of the associated property (likely a large ranch or agricultural enterprise), the cessation of the business activity that required the airstrip, or the owner no longer being able to afford the maintenance of the strip or the aircraft that used it. The closure was not related to military conversion or a major, publicly reported accident.

The airport is abandoned and completely defunct. Satellite imagery confirms the site consists of a single, unpaved dirt runway that is no longer maintained. The runway surface is heavily eroded, overgrown with desert scrub, and crossed by numerous vehicle tracks, indicating it is now used only for ground vehicle access to the surrounding area. There are no remaining airport infrastructure such as hangars, a terminal, or lighting. The land has effectively been reabsorbed into the surrounding rural landscape.

Los Ojos Airport held no major historical significance in a public or commercial context. It was a private, rudimentary airstrip (Pista de Aterrizaje) serving a specific, localized need. Its primary function was to support the operations of a large private ranch or agricultural business located in this remote area of Chihuahua. Operations would have been limited to general aviation aircraft, such as single-engine planes (e.g., Cessna, Piper), used for transporting personnel, light cargo, supplies, or for agricultural purposes like crop dusting or surveying the vast property. It never handled scheduled commercial flights, military operations, or significant public air traffic.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Los Ojos Airport. As the airstrip is on private land, any decision to restore and reopen it would be solely at the discretion and expense of the current landowner. Given its remote location, the significant cost required to restore the runway to a safe condition, and the lack of any apparent economic driver for its reactivation, the prospects for reopening are considered virtually non-existent.