Kámen Air Base

Military downsizing and strategic redundancy. With the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, the extensive network of reserve military airfields was no longer required by the Czech Air Force. The base was deemed strategically obsolete and economically unviable to maintain.

The site is no longer a functional airport. Its primary use has been converted to renewable energy production, with a large-scale photovoltaic power plant (solar farm) covering a significant portion of the main runway and surrounding areas. The remaining paved surfaces are utilized for various commercial activities, including a driver safety training center, vehicle testing, and motorsports events such as drag racing and drifting. The hardened aircraft shelters are reportedly used by local businesses for storage.

Kámen Air Base was constructed in the mid-1950s as a reserve (or 'dispersal') military airfield for the Czechoslovak People's Army Air Force. It was a crucial component of the country's Cold War defense strategy, designed to serve as a backup facility in case primary air bases were destroyed in a conflict with NATO forces. The base was equipped with a long concrete runway, extensive taxiways, and numerous hardened aircraft shelters ('Úly' in Czech) capable of protecting jet aircraft. It was intended to support fighter and fighter-bomber regiments flying aircraft such as the MiG-15, MiG-19, MiG-21, and Su-7. While not permanently housing an active flying squadron, it was kept in a state of readiness and used periodically for military exercises and training.

None. The prospect of reopening Kámen as an airport is virtually zero. The extensive and permanent installation of the solar farm on the primary runway makes any restoration for aviation purposes logistically and financially unfeasible. There are no known plans or initiatives to convert the site back to an airfield.