Černovice u Tábora Airstrip

The closure was due to economic and structural changes. The airstrip was originally established for agricultural aviation (crop dusting) by the local JZD (Jednotné zemědělské družstvo - Unified Agricultural Cooperative). Following the Velvet Revolution in 1989, these state-run cooperatives were dissolved or transformed, and large-scale agricultural aviation of this type ceased. The airstrip saw some limited, informal use by ultralight aircraft for a period but, lacking a formal operator and its primary purpose, it eventually fell into disuse and was officially deregistered.

The site has completely reverted to agricultural land. Satellite and aerial imagery show the area is now part of a larger cultivated field. The faint outline of the former grass runway can sometimes be discerned depending on the crop and season, but there is no remaining aviation infrastructure whatsoever—no hangars, buildings, windsock, or markings. It is indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland on the ground.

The airstrip's significance was purely local and utilitarian. It was a typical example of an agricultural airfield ('práškovací plocha') common in Czechoslovakia during the communist era. Its primary function was to support the agricultural activities of the surrounding region. Operations consisted almost exclusively of aerial application (crop dusting, fertilizing) using iconic agricultural aircraft like the Zlín Z-37 Čmelák ('Bumblebee'). It was never intended for passenger or significant general aviation traffic.

There are no known or published plans to reopen the Černovice u Tábora airstrip. Given that the land has been fully reintegrated into agricultural use and lacks any infrastructure, the prospect of it being re-established as an airfield is extremely low to non-existent. It would require a new initiative, significant investment, and the re-zoning of active farmland.