Menzi Airstrip

Economic reasons linked to land reform. The airstrip was privately owned by the Menzi Agricultural Corporation to service its vast plantations. Following the implementation of the Philippines' Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in the late 1980s, the Menzi plantation lands in Talakag were distributed to farmer-beneficiaries. This change in land ownership and the fragmentation of the estate removed the original economic and logistical purpose for a private corporate airstrip, leading to its abandonment.

The site is no longer an active or maintained airfield. The paved runway is still clearly visible from satellite imagery but is in a state of significant disrepair. It is now used by the local community for various non-aviation purposes, including as a local road for motorcycles and pedestrians, a communal space, and, most commonly, as a 'solar dryer' (patio) for drying harvested crops like corn and rice.

Menzi Airstrip was a vital private airfield for the Menzi Agricultural Corporation, a conglomerate founded by the influential Swiss-Filipino industrialist Hans Menzi. In its active years, the airstrip was crucial for the operations of the surrounding citrus and rubber plantations. It primarily handled corporate and general aviation flights, transporting company executives, VIPs, technical personnel, urgent supplies, and possibly high-value, low-volume agricultural products. The airstrip was a symbol of the self-contained infrastructure that large-scale agricultural enterprises maintained in the Philippines during the mid-to-late 20th century.

There are no known plans or credible prospects for reopening the Menzi Airstrip. Several factors make reopening highly unlikely: the runway is in poor condition and would require complete reconstruction; the land is now owned by numerous agrarian reform beneficiaries, creating complex legal and ownership hurdles for redevelopment; and the region's air transport needs are served by the much larger and modern Laguindingan Airport (CGY), which is the primary gateway to Northern Mindanao.