La Lajita Airport

The airport was a private facility owned by the mining company 'Minera La Mision S.A. De C.V.' to support its coal mining operations in the region. The closure was due to economic and logistical reasons. It is presumed that the specific mining operation the airstrip served was either completed, became unprofitable and was shut down, or the company shifted to more cost-effective ground transportation, making the private airport redundant.

The site is abandoned and defunct. The physical outline of the unpaved dirt and gravel runway is still clearly visible from satellite view. However, it is in a state of disrepair, showing signs of erosion, and is partially overgrown with the native arid scrubland vegetation. The site is not being used for any formal purpose and is simply an unused piece of land in a remote area.

The airport's significance was purely industrial and private, not public. It served as a private airstrip for a mining company operating in Mexico's 'zona carbonífera' (coal region). Its primary function was to facilitate logistics for the remote mine, allowing for the efficient transport of executives, engineers, specialized personnel, and urgent, high-value cargo (like spare parts) to and from the site. Operations would have consisted of light general aviation aircraft, likely single or twin-engine propeller planes, capable of using a short, unpaved runway.

There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening La Lajita Airport. Its original purpose was tied to a specific private industrial need that no longer exists. Given its remote location, the condition of the infrastructure, and the lack of any new economic driver in the immediate vicinity, its reactivation is highly improbable.