El Terrero Airport

No official reason for the closure has been published. Given its status as a small, private dirt airstrip in a rural, agricultural area, the most probable cause is economic. This could include the cessation of the business need for the strip, a change in land ownership, or the high cost of maintenance relative to its utility. The gradual decay visible over time suggests abandonment rather than a sudden closure due to an accident or regulatory action.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. The site of the former runway is still identifiable from the air, but it is no longer functional. Recent satellite imagery shows the dirt strip is heavily overgrown with scrub and grass, and it is crossed by numerous vehicle tracks, indicating it is now used for agricultural access or is simply fallow land. There are no remaining airport facilities or buildings on the site.

El Terrero Airport was a minor, private airfield with local significance. Its name, translating to 'The Dirt Field,' accurately describes its unpaved nature. It primarily served the general aviation and agricultural needs of the Namiquipa municipality, a region known for farming and ranching. Operations would have been limited to small, light aircraft, such as Cessna or Piper models, used for personal transport, light cargo, and potentially agricultural aviation (crop dusting). It was not a commercial airport and held no significant role in regional or national transportation.

There are no known or published plans to reopen El Terrero Airport. Given its state of complete disrepair, its private nature, and the lack of any apparent economic driver for its revival, the prospect of it ever reopening as an airfield is extremely low to non-existent.