Libkovice Airfield

The airfield was permanently closed and physically destroyed to allow for the expansion of the Bílina-Vršany open-pit brown coal mine. The entire area, including the nearby village of Libkovice, was systematically demolished to access the underlying coal deposits.

The site of the former airfield has been completely repurposed. After the land was excavated for coal and subsequently reclaimed, it was developed into a large-scale solar power plant. The area at the specified coordinates is now covered by thousands of solar panels and is part of the FVE Vršany/Libkovice solar park, one of the largest in the Czech Republic. There are no remaining traces of the runway or any airport infrastructure.

Libkovice Airfield was a general aviation airport primarily used for sport and recreational flying. During the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic era, it was operated by Svazarm (Union for Cooperation with the Army), a paramilitary organization responsible for pre-military training, which included gliding and powered aircraft operations. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, it functioned as a civilian aeroclub, serving local pilots and aviation enthusiasts. It was a typical hub for aircraft like Zlín trainers, gliders, and glider tow planes.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening the airfield. The original site has been permanently destroyed by mining and is now occupied by a major solar energy installation, making a future airport at this exact location physically and economically impossible.