Soustons

Land redevelopment for renewable energy. The primary reason for the airport's closure was economic and related to land use. The site was sold to the energy company GDF Suez (now Engie) for the construction of a large-scale photovoltaic power plant. This conversion provided a more profitable use for the land compared to maintaining a small, private airfield.

The site is now the location of the Soustons Solar Farm ('Centrale photovoltaïque de Soustons'). The entire area of the former airfield, including the runway and taxiways, is covered with thousands of solar panels. All aviation-related infrastructure, such as hangars and markings, has been removed. The faint outline of the former runway can still be discerned under the solar arrays in some satellite views, but the site is now purely an industrial energy generation facility.

The airfield, known locally as 'Base ULM de Soustons' or 'Aérodrome de Soustons-Plage', was a private general aviation facility. Its operations were primarily focused on ultralight aircraft (ULM in French). It featured a single grass runway (approximately 02/20) and basic facilities, including a small hangar and clubhouse. The airfield served as a base for a local flying club and private pilots, supporting recreational flying and flight training. Given its proximity to the Atlantic coast and the lakes of the Landes region, it was also likely used for tourist and sightseeing flights.

None. There are no plans or prospects for the airport to reopen. The land has been permanently and completely redeveloped for a long-term industrial purpose (the solar farm). The cost and complexity of decommissioning a major power plant to restore a small grass airfield make any future aviation use of the site virtually impossible.