San Gabriel Airport

The specific reason is not officially documented. As a private airstrip, the closure was almost certainly due to economic factors. Common reasons for such closures include the cessation of the business it served (e.g., a large ranch or agricultural corporation), the owner no longer having a need for private air access, or the prohibitive cost of runway and facility maintenance. The abandonment appears gradual, not the result of a specific accident or military conversion.

The airport is completely abandoned and non-operational. The asphalt runway remains visible but is in an advanced state of decay, with extensive cracking, weathering, and significant vegetation growing through the surface, making it unusable for any aviation purposes. The surrounding land is actively used for agriculture and ranching, and the airfield is slowly being reclaimed by the natural landscape.

San Gabriel Airport was a private airstrip, likely constructed to serve a large local agricultural enterprise or ranch, possibly named 'Rancho San Gabriel'. Its primary function was to support general aviation operations for transporting personnel, equipment, and supplies to and from a relatively remote area. The runway, approximately 1,200 meters (4,000 feet) long, was capable of handling light to medium-sized private aircraft, from single-engine planes to potentially light business jets. Its significance was entirely local, providing a logistical advantage to its private owner.

There are no known or published plans to reopen or redevelop the San Gabriel Airport. The substantial investment required to resurface the runway and restore any support facilities, coupled with a lack of apparent economic or logistical demand in the region for such an airstrip, makes any prospect of reopening extremely low to non-existent.