Cascabel Air Park

The specific reason for closure is not publicly documented. As a private-use airfield owned by a non-aviation entity (Cascabel Land & Cattle Co.), the closure was most likely due to private economic or operational decisions. Common reasons for such closures include the sale of the property, the cost of maintenance and liability becoming prohibitive, or a change in the owner's need for a private airstrip.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. Satellite imagery shows the faint outline of the former runway, but it is completely overgrown with desert vegetation and is indistinguishable from the surrounding landscape at ground level. The site has reverted to natural, undeveloped desert land and is not used for any aviation, commercial, or residential purpose.

Cascabel Air Park was a small, private general aviation airfield of local significance. It provided direct air access to a remote, rural area east of Tucson. When active, it featured a single 3,500-foot unpaved dirt and turf runway designated 18/36. It was owned by the Cascabel Land & Cattle Co. and likely used for ranching operations, personal transport for the owners, and potentially by other local pilots with permission. It was a basic facility, with directory notes from the era mentioning hazards like gopher holes on the runway, typical of a low-traffic, private strip.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Cascabel Air Park. Given that it has been abandoned for two decades and the land has reverted to its natural state, the cost to clear, regrade, and certify the airstrip would be substantial. Its remote location and the lack of any apparent demand make its revival as an airfield extremely unlikely.