Los Chizos Airport

There is no official stated reason for the closure. However, the most probable cause is economic abandonment. Los Chizos was a private airstrip, likely serving a specific agricultural or ranching operation. Such airfields are often abandoned when the owner ceases operations, sells the property, or finds the cost of maintaining an aircraft and runway to be prohibitive. There is no evidence to suggest closure was due to a major accident, military conversion, or specific government action.

The site is completely abandoned and non-operational. Satellite imagery confirms the presence of a single, unpaved dirt runway approximately 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) in length. The runway is severely degraded, overgrown with vegetation, and has tracks crossing it, making it unsuitable and unsafe for any aviation activity. There are no remaining airport facilities such as hangars, a terminal, or lighting. The land appears to have reverted to agricultural use or is simply unused.

Los Chizos Airport held no major national or regional historical significance as a public transport hub. Its importance was entirely local and private. It functioned as a utility airstrip (aeródromo) for general aviation. Operations would have been limited to small, single-engine aircraft capable of landing on a short, unpaved runway. Its primary purpose was likely to support the large agricultural and ranching activities in the remote Valle de Zaragoza area, facilitating the transport of personnel, high-value supplies, or potentially for crop-dusting operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Los Chizos Airport. Given its remote location, private ownership history, and the complete degradation of the infrastructure, reopening would require a significant private investment and a renewed, specific economic need from a local landowner or business. It is not on any public or government list for potential reactivation.