General Zaragoza, MX 🇲🇽 Closed Airport
MX-2504
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4774 ft
MX-NLE
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Local Code: Not available
Location: 23.98455° N, -99.79118° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
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The exact date is not publicly documented. However, analysis of historical satellite imagery indicates the airport fell into disuse and a state of disrepair between approximately 2008 and 2012. Imagery from 2005 shows a well-maintained strip, while images from 2012 onwards show significant vegetation overgrowth and a lack of maintenance.
There is no official public record stating the reason for closure. As a privately owned and operated airstrip, the most probable reason is that the owner ceased operations. This could be due to the sale of the associated property (likely a ranch or farm), a change in the owner's business needs, or the prohibitive cost of maintenance for an infrequently used facility. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident, environmental concern, or military conversion.
The site is an abandoned airstrip. The dirt and grass runway is still clearly visible in satellite imagery but is completely unusable for aircraft. It is heavily overgrown with shrubs and other vegetation, and there are no signs of recent maintenance. The land has not been redeveloped and remains a rural, undeveloped plot, with the faint outline of the former runway being its most prominent feature.
El Puertecito Laguna Airport held no major public or national significance. It was a private-use airstrip, identified by the local, non-official ICAO-style code MX-2504. Its primary function was likely to serve a large, remote ranch (hacienda) or agricultural business in the mountainous region of General Zaragoza. Operations would have consisted of light general aviation aircraft (e.g., Cessna 182/206, Piper PA-28) used for transporting personnel, light cargo, or for agricultural aviation purposes like crop dusting. The unpaved, ~850-meter runway was suitable for STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) capable aircraft.
There are no known or published plans to reopen El Puertecito Laguna Airport. Given its private nature, remote location, and the likely cessation of the business need it once served, the prospects for reopening are extremely low. Any such initiative would depend entirely on the current landowner's private interest and investment, for which there is no public indication.
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