Alexis Airport

While official records for small, private airstrips are scarce, the closure is almost certainly due to military intervention. The state of Tamaulipas, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s, was a focal point of Mexican government counter-narcotics operations. The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) and the Navy (SEMAR) systematically identified and disabled hundreds of private and clandestine airstrips in the region to disrupt drug trafficking logistics. Alexis Airport, being a remote, unpaved strip, fits the exact profile of airfields that were forcibly closed and rendered unusable (often by trenching or plowing) by military forces to prevent their use by cartels.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. Satellite imagery confirms the runway is unmaintained, heavily overgrown with vegetation, and unusable for aviation. The land appears to have been reclaimed by the surrounding agricultural/ranching environment. There are no buildings, hangars, or infrastructure remaining that would indicate any current or recent aviation activity. The site is now just a strip of land within a rural, agricultural area.

Alexis Airport had no major historical significance in terms of commercial or public aviation. It was a small, private dirt/grass airstrip. Its operations were limited to general aviation, likely serving one or more of the following purposes:
- **Agricultural Aviation:** Used by crop-dusting aircraft to service the surrounding farms and ranches in the Aldama municipality.
- **Private Transport:** Provided air access for the owners of a local ranch or business, allowing for private travel with small, single-engine aircraft.
- **Logistical Support:** Potentially used for light cargo or personnel transport related to local agricultural enterprises.
It never handled scheduled passenger flights or significant cargo operations and was not part of Mexico's national airport infrastructure.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Alexis Airport. Given the lack of economic demand, its remote location, and its likely history of being shut down for security reasons, it is extremely improbable that Mexican civil aviation authorities (Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil - AFAC) would ever authorize its reactivation. The security situation in the region remains a sensitive issue, and any attempt to use the airstrip would likely draw immediate attention from military patrols.