Tosesihua Airport

The airport was intentionally and forcibly closed, most likely by Mexican military or federal law enforcement. The method of closure—digging large trenches across the runway at multiple intervals and placing large 'X' markings at the thresholds—is a standard procedure used by authorities to disable clandestine or unauthorized airstrips ('narcopistas') used for illicit drug trafficking. The remote location in the state of Chihuahua is a known corridor for such activities.

The airport is permanently closed, abandoned, and unusable. Current satellite imagery clearly shows the runway is heavily damaged with several large trenches or earthen berms constructed across its width, making it impossible for any aircraft to land or take off. The standard 'X' markings indicating a closed runway are also visible. The site is unattended and is slowly being reclaimed by the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert scrubland.

Tosesihua Airport was a small, private airstrip with a single unpaved, dirt/gravel runway approximately 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) in length. It was never a commercial airport and did not have an IATA code. Its primary function was likely to support general aviation for local private interests, such as large-scale ranching (a Hacienda Tosesihua is located nearby), agriculture, or mining operations in this isolated region. Its runway was suitable for light, single- and twin-engine propeller aircraft like Cessnas or Pipers. In its later years of operation, its significance became tied to its probable use for illegal logistics by organized crime, which ultimately led to its destruction.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Tosesihua Airport. Given that it was deliberately destroyed by government authorities to halt criminal activity, any attempt to repair or reactivate the airstrip would be illegal and would almost certainly be met with further law enforcement action. There is no economic or public driver for its restoration, making the prospect of it ever reopening effectively zero.