Rancho El Pozo Airport

The airport was a private facility serving the 'Rancho El Pozo'. Its closure is not attributed to a specific incident, accident, or military conversion. The most probable reason is a de facto abandonment due to economic factors or changing needs of the ranch owner. This could include the high cost of maintaining a private aircraft and runway, a change in ranch ownership, or the original owner no longer having a need for air access.

The site is currently abandoned and derelict. The dirt runway is still clearly visible from satellite view but is unmaintained, weathered, and has vehicle tracks crossing it, rendering it unsafe for aircraft operations. The land remains part of the surrounding private ranch property and is not being used for any other identifiable purpose.

Rancho El Pozo Airport held no major national or regional historical significance. Its purpose was purely functional and private, serving as a personal airstrip for the remote ranch it is named after. When active, it would have handled light general aviation aircraft (e.g., Cessna, Piper) capable of operating from a short (approximately 1,000 meters / 3,280 feet), unpaved dirt runway. Operations would have been limited to transporting the ranch owner, personnel, and light supplies to and from an area with limited and time-consuming ground transportation options.

There are no known public or private plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening Rancho El Pozo Airport. Given its remote location, private status, and lack of any commercial or strategic value, it is highly unlikely that it will be restored for aviation use in the foreseeable future. Any such effort would have to be a private initiative by the current landowner.