Los Muertos Airport

The exact reason is not officially documented, which is common for private airfields. However, the closure was most likely due to economic factors or a change in the property's ownership. Private ranch airstrips are often closed when the owner no longer flies, sells the property, or finds the cost of maintenance and liability prohibitive. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a specific accident or for military conversion.

The airport is definitively closed and abandoned. Satellite imagery clearly shows the two runways of the 'X' layout are still visible on the landscape. However, they are severely deteriorated, unmaintained, and overgrown with desert scrub and vegetation, rendering them completely unusable for aircraft. The site remains part of a large private ranch and is not accessible to the public. The surrounding land appears to be used for ranching or is simply undeveloped Chihuahuan Desert terrain.

Los Muertos Airport was a significant private airfield serving a large, remote ranch in Brewster County, Texas. Its name likely derives from the nearby 'Sierra de los Muertos' (Mountains of the Dead). When active, it featured two long, unpaved runways arranged in an 'X' configuration:
- Runway 4/22: 5,000 feet
- Runway 13/31: 4,900 feet

These substantial runway lengths could accommodate a wide range of general aviation aircraft, from single-engine planes to light and medium twin-engine business aircraft. The airport's primary function was to provide private air access for the owners of the 'Los Muertos Inc.' ranch, facilitating transportation of people and supplies to a very isolated area of West Texas, far from public infrastructure.

None. There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening Los Muertos Airport. As it is located on private property, has been abandoned for over two decades, and its infrastructure has fallen into a state of total disrepair, any effort to reopen it would require a massive private investment with little apparent economic justification. The nearby Marathon Airport (K0E6) serves the public aviation needs of the area.