El Rincón Airport

The official reason for closure is not publicly documented. The most likely cause is economic non-viability and abandonment by its private owner(s). Small, private airstrips in remote areas often close when the specific business they support (such as a local mine, large ranch, or tourism venture) ceases operations. Another possibility, common for remote airstrips in this region of Mexico, is forced closure by military or federal authorities to prevent its use for illicit trafficking activities, although the gradual decay visible on satellite imagery points more towards simple abandonment.

The airport is completely closed and abandoned. The site of the former runway, located at coordinates 28.35066, -109.57225, is now entirely reclaimed by desert vegetation. The runway is no longer visible or usable, and there are no remaining airport buildings, hangars, or infrastructure on the site. The land has effectively reverted to its natural state.

El Rincón Airport was a small, private-use airfield with a single dirt/gravel runway. It was not a commercial airport and did not handle scheduled passenger flights. Its operations were limited to general aviation, serving light, single-engine aircraft. It likely supported local economic activities such as:
- **Ranching:** Providing air access for large, remote cattle ranches (haciendas) in the region.
- **Mining:** Supporting prospecting, exploration, or transport for small-scale mining operations in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains.
- **Private Transport:** Used by landowners or business people for personal travel to a remote area.
Its ICAO code, MX-2335, is a national identifier, not an official international ICAO code, which underscores its status as a minor, local airstrip.

There are no known or publicly discussed plans to reopen El Rincón Airport. Given its complete state of disrepair, remote location, and the lack of any clear economic or logistical driver for its reactivation, the prospect of it ever being reopened is extremely low.