Fresnoy-le-Grand Ultralight Airfield

The specific reason for closure is not publicly recorded, which is common for small, private airfields. The most probable cause was the cessation of aviation activities by the private owner(s). The land was subsequently fully returned to agricultural use, a common fate for private grass strips when the owner sells the land, loses interest, or is no longer able to maintain it. There is no evidence of military conversion, a major accident, or the failure of a large commercial entity.

The site of the former airfield has been completely reclaimed for agriculture. The coordinates point to the middle of a cultivated field. There are no remaining signs of a runway, taxiways, hangars, or any other aviation-related infrastructure. The land is visually indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland.

The airfield had local, rather than national, significance. As an officially registered ultralight (ULM - Ultra Léger Motorisé) platform with the French national identifier FR-0362, it served the local recreational flying community. Its operations would have been limited to private use by ultralight aircraft pilots, likely operating from a single, simple grass runway. It was a typical example of the numerous small airfields that support general aviation and sport flying across rural France.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Fresnoy-le-Grand Ultralight Airfield. Given that the land has been actively farmed for over two decades and all infrastructure has been removed, re-establishing an airfield would require a new, complex authorization process with French aviation authorities (DGAC) and local government, in addition to acquiring the land from its current owner. The prospect of reopening is considered nonexistent.