Rancho El Alto Airport

The specific reason for closure is unknown as it was a private facility with no public records. However, the most probable cause is related to the private owner. Common reasons for the closure of such small, private ranch airstrips include: a change in property ownership where the new owner had no use for an airstrip, economic factors making the maintenance of a private plane and runway prohibitive, or the original owner no longer needing it due to age or relocation. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a major accident, environmental concerns, or conversion to military use.

The site is currently abandoned as an aviation facility. Satellite imagery confirms the presence of a single, unpaved dirt runway that is unmaintained, overgrown with vegetation, and showing signs of erosion. There are no buildings, hangars, or aircraft visible on site. The land has effectively reverted to being part of the surrounding ranch property and is not used for any aviation purposes.

Rancho El Alto Airport was a private airstrip ('aeródromo particular') with local, not national, significance. Its name suggests it was built to serve the specific needs of the 'Rancho El Alto'. Operations would have been limited to general aviation, handling small, single-engine propeller aircraft such as Cessnas or Pipers. Its primary purpose was likely for the personal and business transport of the ranch owner, staff, and guests, as well as for transporting supplies to a relatively remote location. The identifier MX-2115 is a local designator used in some databases, not an official ICAO code (which begin with 'MM' for Mexico), further underscoring its status as a private, non-commercial facility.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Rancho El Alto Airport. Any potential for reopening would be entirely dependent on the private landowner's desire and financial capacity to restore the runway and meet the current regulatory and permitting requirements of Mexico's Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC). Given the lack of any apparent economic or logistical driver, the prospects for reopening are considered nonexistent at this time.