Santa Elena Airport

The closure was not due to a single event like an accident or military conversion. The most likely reason is economic and logistical, tied to the cessation of its private use. Small, private airstrips like this are often associated with specific agricultural operations (e.g., crop-dusting), large ranches, or private businesses. The closure likely occurred because the owner no longer had a need for it, could no longer afford its upkeep, or the associated business was sold or ceased operations.

The site is abandoned as an aviation facility. Current satellite imagery shows the faint outline of a single, unpaved runway (approximately 1,200 meters / 3,900 feet long). The runway is unmaintained, significantly overgrown with vegetation, and is completely unusable for any type of aircraft. There are no buildings or infrastructure remaining that would indicate an active airfield. The land has effectively reverted to its surrounding rural, agricultural use.

This was a private aerodrome, not a public or commercial airport. Its ICAO code, MX-2346, is an unofficial identifier used in some non-governmental aviation databases to catalog smaller airfields and is not recognized by the official Mexican aviation authority (AFAC) or ICAO. Its significance was purely local and private. Operations would have been limited to:
- General Aviation: Serving light, single-engine aircraft for private transportation.
- Agricultural Aviation: Supporting crop-dusting or fumigation services for the surrounding farms, which is a common use for such strips in rural Mexico.
- Logistical Support: Providing air access for a specific ranch or business entity in a relatively remote area. It never handled scheduled passenger or cargo flights.

There are no known or published plans to reopen or re-certify Santa Elena Airport. Given its private origin, remote location, and state of disrepair, the prospects for reopening are considered nonexistent. Any revival would require significant private investment to clear, regrade, and maintain the runway, which is highly unlikely without a new, compelling economic reason for a private entity to do so.