Aldama Airport

While no single official reason has been published, the closure is almost certainly due to economic factors. Airstrips of this size in rural areas often cease operations due to: 1) High costs of maintenance (runway surface, lighting, security) relative to traffic. 2) A decline in or lack of sustained demand for general aviation or agricultural aviation services in the immediate area. 3) The original private or municipal owner no longer having the funds or need to operate it. There is no evidence of a major accident, military conversion, or environmental issue forcing the closure.

The site is completely abandoned and derelict. Current satellite imagery shows the single asphalt runway is still visible but is severely deteriorated, cracked, and extensively overgrown with vegetation, rendering it unusable for any type of aircraft. There are no significant buildings or infrastructure remaining on the site. The land is unused and is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The facility was a small aerodrome or airstrip, not a major commercial airport. Its significance was purely local. When active, it would have handled general aviation traffic, including small private planes and aircraft supporting local agriculture (such as crop dusting, or 'fumigación aérea'). It likely served local landowners, businesses, and possibly limited air taxi services. It did not handle scheduled commercial passenger or cargo flights. The identifier 'MX-2469' is an unofficial code used in some aviation databases for airfields in Mexico that do not have an official 4-letter ICAO code, which further indicates its status as a minor facility.

There are no known plans, proposals, or prospects for reopening the Aldama airstrip. The significant cost required to clear the land, completely rebuild the runway, and install modern infrastructure makes a revival economically unfeasible. Furthermore, the demand that once supported it likely no longer exists or is served by larger, regional airports such as General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (IATA: TAM, ICAO: MMTM) in nearby Tampico.