Belgun Airfield

The closure is attributed to a combination of economic factors and the construction of significant flight path obstructions. The primary reason is the development of the Kavarna Wind Farm, with numerous large wind turbines erected in the immediate vicinity of the runway, making aircraft approaches and departures extremely hazardous. This, combined with the general post-socialist era decline of state-supported agricultural aviation in Bulgaria, likely rendered the small, specialized airfield economically unviable and fundamentally unsafe to operate.

The airfield is closed and abandoned. The former grass runway is still faintly visible on satellite imagery but is completely overgrown with grass and vegetation, making it indistinguishable from the surrounding fields from the ground. The site is not maintained and is now dominated by the adjacent Kavarna Wind Farm. There is no remaining aviation infrastructure such as hangars, fuel depots, or terminal buildings.

Belgun Airfield was a small, unpaved airstrip primarily used for agricultural aviation (selsko-stopanska aviatsiya). Its main purpose was to support the extensive farmlands of the Dobrich Province, a region known as the 'breadbasket of Bulgaria'. Operations consisted of crop dusting, fertilization, and pest control, likely utilizing rugged, specialized aircraft such as the Antonov An-2 or Zlín Z-37 Čmelák. Its significance is purely local, serving as a typical example of a rural airfield that supported the region's primary industry during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It was never intended for passenger or significant cargo transport.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Belgun Airfield. The presence of the large wind farm presents a permanent and insurmountable obstruction to safe flight operations, making a revival as an airfield virtually impossible. Furthermore, any potential demand for general aviation or local tourism flights in the area is now served by the nearby Balchik Airfield (ICAO: LBWB), which was converted from military to civilian use and offers superior paved runways and facilities.