Ingenio Las Cabras Airstrip

Primarily economic and operational reasons. The airstrip was a private facility for the adjacent sugar mill. The closure is consistent with a common trend in the agricultural industry to move away from dedicated, privately-owned airstrips due to high maintenance and operational costs (aircraft, fuel, pilots, insurance). The company likely transitioned to more cost-effective ground-based crop spraying methods or contracted aerial services as needed, rather than maintaining its own air operations.

The airstrip is permanently closed and non-functional. The land has been reclaimed by the sugar company for other purposes. Recent satellite imagery shows that the northern end of the former runway is now used as a storage area for agricultural equipment or byproducts. The remainder of the dirt/grass runway is completely overgrown and has blended back into the surrounding farmland. There are no remaining aviation facilities on the site.

The Ingenio Las Cabras Airstrip was a private utility airfield that served the 'Ingenio La Estrella', a major sugar mill operated by Compañía Azucarera La Estrella, S.A. (CALESA). Its primary and most significant role was supporting agricultural aviation. Aircraft operating from the strip were used for crop dusting and spraying pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers on the vast sugarcane plantations surrounding the mill. It may also have been used for light charter or corporate transport for company executives and the movement of urgent parts or documents. Its importance was entirely local and industrial, directly supporting the region's key agricultural enterprise.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airstrip. The land has been physically repurposed, and the economic and operational factors that led to its closure remain. The company has evidently adapted its operations to function without the airstrip. Given the global trend away from such private industrial airfields, a reopening is considered extremely unlikely.