Los Bayos Airport

The closure was almost certainly due to economic reasons and abandonment. As a small, private airstrip, its operational and maintenance costs likely became unsustainable for its owner. This type of gradual decay is common for private airfields that are no longer financially viable or required by their owners. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, military conversion, or government order.

The airport is permanently closed and completely abandoned. Current satellite imagery of the coordinates (23.01535, -97.9808) shows the faint outline of the former runway, but the surface is entirely overgrown with dense scrub brush and vegetation. The site is indistinguishable from the surrounding undeveloped land and is entirely unusable for any aviation activity. No buildings or facilities remain.

Los Bayos Airport was a private general aviation airstrip. The identifier MX-2473 is not an official ICAO code but a locally assigned identifier common for small, private fields in Mexico. It featured a single unpaved (dirt or gravel) runway approximately 1,200 meters (3,900 feet) long. The airport never handled commercial, scheduled, or public flights. Its sole purpose was to serve private aircraft, likely for the owners of a large local ranch ('rancho') or agricultural enterprise, providing convenient transportation for personnel and light cargo to a relatively remote rural area.

There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening Los Bayos Airport. Given its complete state of dereliction, restoring it to operational status would require a total reconstruction of the runway and facilities. As there is no apparent economic or strategic demand for an airfield at this specific location, the likelihood of its reopening is virtually zero.