Winchester Airport

Economic reasons and land redevelopment. The private owner of the aerodrome sold the land, which was subsequently redeveloped into a commercial solar energy farm. This is a common reason for the closure of small, privately-owned airfields, as the land becomes more valuable for other commercial uses like renewable energy projects.

The site has been completely repurposed and is now the location of the 'South-Side Solar' facility, a large-scale ground-mounted solar panel farm. Satellite imagery confirms that the entire area of the former runway, taxiways, and surrounding grounds is covered by solar arrays. The original aviation infrastructure has been removed, and the land is dedicated to renewable energy generation.

The airport was officially known as Winchester (South-Side) Aerodrome and its Transport Canada Location Identifier was CSP8. The ICAO code 'CA-1070' provided in the query is a non-standard identifier, possibly from a third-party database, as official Canadian ICAO codes begin with 'C'. The aerodrome was a private, registered facility serving the general aviation community in the Eastern Ontario region. It featured a single turf runway (08/26) approximately 2,600 feet long. Its operations were typical for a small rural airfield, supporting recreational flying, private aircraft owners, and possibly some agricultural aviation. It was a valuable asset for local pilots but did not handle commercial or military traffic.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The complete and extensive redevelopment of the site into a significant industrial solar farm makes a return to aviation use virtually impossible. The cost of decommissioning the solar facility and restoring the land for use as an aerodrome would be prohibitive.