Cruces Airport

The closure was almost certainly due to economic reasons. Cruces Airport was a small, private airstrip (aeropista), not a public airport. Such airfields are typically sustained by a specific local enterprise, such as a large ranch, a mining operation, or an agricultural business. The most probable reason for its closure is that the primary business entity that used and maintained it either ceased operations, was sold, or no longer found the airstrip to be economically viable. The decline in use led to a cessation of maintenance, resulting in its current abandoned state.

The site is currently abandoned and derelict. Satellite imagery clearly shows the remnant of a single dirt/gravel runway, which is heavily weathered, overgrown with vegetation, and bisected by vehicle tracks. There are no visible buildings, hangars, or any supporting infrastructure remaining. The airstrip is completely unusable for any aviation purposes and has effectively reverted to undeveloped rural land.

Cruces Airport held no national or major regional significance. Its importance was entirely local, serving as a private air transport link for the rural area around Villa Hidalgo, Durango. When active, its operations would have consisted of:
- **General Aviation:** Use by light aircraft for private transport of personnel or landowners.
- **Agricultural Aviation:** Potentially used for crop-dusting aircraft to service surrounding farms.
- **Business Logistics:** Supporting local industries, most likely mining or large-scale ranching, by facilitating the transport of personnel, high-value supplies, or emergency equipment to a remote area with limited ground access.
It never handled commercial, scheduled passenger or cargo services and was not part of Mexico's public airport network.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Cruces Airport. Given its remote location, the likely disappearance of the original economic driver for its existence, and the significant cost required to clear, regrade, and certify the runway, the prospects for reopening are effectively zero. It is considered permanently closed.