El Carmen Airport

No official reason for the closure has been published. Given that it was a small, private airstrip (indicated by its unofficial 'MX-' ICAO identifier), the closure was most likely due to economic factors. Common reasons for the abandonment of such rural airstrips include the cessation of the associated business (e.g., a large ranch or agricultural operation), the high cost of maintenance relative to its utility, or the owner no longer having a need for it. The closure appears to have been a gradual process of abandonment rather than a shutdown resulting from a specific incident or official decree.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. The land has been repurposed and is actively used for agriculture. The faint outline of the former north-south runway is still visible on satellite images, but it is overgrown, bisected by farm tracks, and encroached upon by circular pivot irrigation fields. The site is completely unusable for any aviation purposes and no airport infrastructure remains.

El Carmen Airport was a private, unpaved airstrip serving the rural municipality of Allende in Chihuahua. It was not a public or commercial airport and did not handle scheduled passenger flights. Its operations were limited to general aviation. Its primary purpose was likely to support local agricultural activities, such as crop dusting (fumigación aérea), and to provide private air access for the owners of local ranches (ranchos) or businesses. The airstrip consisted of a single dirt runway without significant infrastructure like a terminal, hangars, or lighting.

There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening El Carmen Airport. The land has been fully integrated into the surrounding agricultural landscape, and the cost to reclaim the land and rebuild the runway would be substantial. Given the lack of any apparent demand, its reopening is considered extremely unlikely.