Paredon Bayo Airport

No single official reason for the closure has been published. However, the most likely cause is a combination of economic and logistical factors. Small, private airstrips like this are expensive to maintain, and the agricultural businesses it likely served may have shifted to more cost-effective ground transportation or consolidated air operations at the larger, nearby Hermosillo International Airport (MMHO). It is also a general policy in Mexico to close unmonitored private airstrips to prevent their use for illicit activities, which could have been a contributing factor, though there is no specific evidence of this for MX-2229.

The airport is completely abandoned. Current satellite imagery of the coordinates (28.99263, -110.10309) shows a single paved runway in a severe state of disrepair. The pavement is extensively cracked, with significant vegetation growing through its surface. There are no aircraft on site, and the facility is clearly non-operational and not being repurposed for any other use, such as a road or storage area.

Paredon Bayo Airport was a private airstrip that served the local agricultural community in the municipality of Mazatán, Sonora. The name 'Paredon' is associated with large agricultural developments in the area, known for producing grapes and nuts. The airport's primary function was likely to support these operations through general aviation, including transporting personnel, shipping high-value products, and facilitating aerial application (crop dusting). It was not a public airport and did not handle scheduled commercial passenger traffic.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Paredon Bayo Airport. Given its advanced state of decay, the significant cost that would be required for renovation, and its close proximity (approximately 50 km) to the fully-equipped Hermosillo International Airport, a reopening is considered highly improbable.