El Fresno Airport

The specific reason for closure is unknown. For a private airstrip of this type, the most common reasons are economic or logistical. This includes the sale or closure of the ranch or business it served, the owner no longer having a need for an airstrip, or the inability to afford its maintenance. It is also possible it was officially closed by Mexican authorities as part of efforts to control unmonitored airstrips in the region to prevent illicit use, a common practice in northern Mexico, though there is no specific public record of this for MX-2321.

The site is an abandoned airfield. Current satellite imagery clearly shows the outline of the approximately 1,200-meter (3,900-foot) dirt runway. The surface is unmaintained, being slowly reclaimed by desert vegetation, and shows tracks from ground vehicles. There is no evidence of any remaining airport infrastructure such as hangars, lighting, or support buildings. The land has effectively reverted to being part of the surrounding rural landscape.

El Fresno Airport was a private dirt airstrip, likely serving a specific ranch ('rancho') or agricultural enterprise, as suggested by alternative names like 'Rancho El Fresno Airstrip'. Its significance was entirely local, providing air access to a remote rural area for its owners, guests, or for business purposes. Operations would have been restricted to general aviation aircraft—small, propeller-driven planes like Cessnas or Pipers capable of operating from a short, unpaved runway. It had no known public, commercial, or military role.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening El Fresno Airport. Given its remote location, historical private use, and the lack of any apparent modern economic or strategic driver, the likelihood of it being restored and reactivated as an official airfield is virtually zero.