Aeródromo Pozuelo de Calatrava

Operational relocation and consolidation. The primary operator of the airfield, the flight club 'Club de Vuelo Alas de La Mancha', moved its operations to the nearby and better-equipped Aeródromo de Almagro (LEAO). This move was likely driven by the desire for superior infrastructure, including a paved runway and more extensive facilities, which the basic dirt strip at Pozuelo de Calatrava could not offer. The closure was therefore for economic and operational reasons, not due to an accident or military conversion.

The airfield is permanently closed and decommissioned. Analysis of satellite imagery shows that the land has been fully returned to agricultural use. The distinct outline of the former runway is no longer maintained and has been plowed over, blending in with the surrounding farmland, which primarily consists of olive groves. While the original hangar building may still be standing, the site is definitively not in use as an aviation facility. The ICAO designator ES-0077 is no longer active.

Aeródromo Pozuelo de Calatrava (ES-0077) was a small, private ultralight (ULM - Ultraligero Motorizado) airfield. Its primary significance was serving as the home base for the local flight club, 'Club de Vuelo Alas de La Mancha'. Operations were focused on recreational flying, flight training for ultralight licenses, and general aviation activities for club members. The facility was very basic, consisting of a single unpaved/dirt runway (approximately 450 meters long) and at least one hangar for aircraft storage and maintenance. It was a typical example of a grassroots aviation facility serving a local community of flying enthusiasts.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Aeródromo Pozuelo de Calatrava. The land has been repurposed for agriculture, and the former operators are well-established at the superior Almagro airfield. Re-establishing an airfield on this site would require significant investment, land acquisition from its current agricultural use, and a new operational purpose, making it highly improbable.