Dzhurovo Airport

The closure was a direct result of economic reasons. Dzhurovo was an agricultural airfield, part of a vast network supporting state-run collective farms during the socialist era. With the fall of the communist regime, the state-sponsored agricultural aviation system was dismantled, the collective farms were disbanded, and the national agricultural aviation operator ("Selskostopanska Aviatsia" - SSA) was privatized and collapsed. There was no longer an economic model to support the operation and maintenance of dozens of small, specialized airfields like Dzhurovo.

The site has been completely repurposed and is no longer an airport. The former runway and adjacent areas are now occupied by a large photovoltaic power plant, known as the 'Dzhurovo Solar Park'. Satellite imagery clearly shows the grounds covered in thousands of solar panels, making any aviation activity impossible. The original aviation infrastructure, such as hangars or service buildings, has likely been demolished or repurposed for the solar farm's operations. The land is now used for renewable energy generation.

Dzhurovo Airport's significance was purely functional and local. It was a vital component of the regional agricultural infrastructure under the planned economy of the People's Republic of Bulgaria. Its primary operations consisted of agricultural aviation (ag-aviation). Specially equipped aircraft, most commonly Antonov An-2 and Zlín Z-37 Čmelák planes, would take off from Dzhurovo for missions such as crop dusting (pesticide and herbicide application), fertilization, and aerial seeding over the large collective farms in the surrounding Pravets Municipality. It was part of a nationwide system that was crucial for maximizing agricultural yields at the time but held no major military or passenger transport significance.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening Dzhurovo Airport. The significant investment in the construction of the solar farm on the site makes its conversion back to an airfield economically and logistically unfeasible. The land has been permanently repurposed, and the demand for a small local airfield in the area remains non-existent.