Kapitanovtsi Airstrip

The airstrip was closed due to the major economic and political changes in Bulgaria following the end of the socialist regime in 1989. It was part of a state-owned agricultural aviation network that was dismantled during the transition to a market economy. The collectivized farms it served were broken up, and the state-run aviation company ceased operations, rendering small, specialized airstrips like Kapitanovtsi economically unviable and obsolete.

The site is abandoned and in a state of advanced decay. Satellite imagery shows a clearly defined, paved runway that is heavily cracked, weathered, and overgrown with grass and weeds, making it completely unusable for aircraft. The surrounding land is actively used for agriculture. The runway and adjacent concrete aprons are sometimes used as access roads for farm machinery or for temporary storage of agricultural materials. The original airfield buildings, if any remain, are derelict.

Kapitanovtsi Airstrip was a key component of Bulgaria's agricultural infrastructure during the socialist era (1944-1989). Its primary purpose was to serve as a base for agricultural aviation. Operations included crop dusting, fertilization, and pest control over the large, state-owned cooperative farms in the fertile Vidin region. The airfield primarily handled robust utility aircraft, most notably the Antonov An-2. It played a significant role in the region's agricultural productivity but had no known scheduled passenger services or major military function.

There are no known or publicly discussed plans to reopen or redevelop the Kapitanovtsi Airstrip for aviation. The nearby, larger Vidin Airport (LBVD/VID) has itself struggled with inactivity for decades, making the revival of a smaller, more dilapidated agricultural strip highly improbable. The land is more likely to be fully reclaimed for agricultural use in the future than to be restored for aviation.