Hacienda Plan de Guadalupe Airport

The primary reason for closure is redundancy and economic non-viability due to its close proximity to the much larger and better-equipped Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe (IATA: SLW, ICAO: MMIO). The international airport, located just 5 kilometers (3 miles) to the southwest, serves all commercial, cargo, and significant general aviation traffic for the Saltillo-Ramos Arizpe metropolitan area. Maintaining a small, private airstrip so close to a major international hub was likely not cost-effective.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. Satellite imagery clearly shows the runway is in a state of decay, with visible cracks and vegetation growth. Large, white 'X' markings are painted on both ends of the runway, which is the standard international visual signal for a closed and unsafe runway. The land appears to be unused, with the former airfield infrastructure slowly being reclaimed by the surrounding semi-arid environment. There is no activity on the site.

Hacienda Plan de Guadalupe Airport was a private general aviation airfield. The name 'Hacienda' suggests it was originally built to serve a large private ranch, estate, or agricultural/industrial operation. It featured a single asphalt runway approximately 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) in length. Its operations would have been limited to light aircraft, such as single-engine planes, small twin-engine aircraft, and possibly light business jets, used for private transport or business purposes by the owners of the property. It never handled commercial passenger or major cargo operations; those have always been managed by the nearby international airport.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. Given the full operational capacity and ongoing investment in the nearby Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe (MMIO), there is no practical or economic incentive to restore and reopen this small, private field. It is considered permanently defunct.