Aigrefeuille d'Aunis ULM

Cessation of private activity. The airfield was a small, privately-owned platform. The closure was not due to a specific incident like an accident or military conversion, but rather the likely result of the owner ceasing flight operations. This is a common reason for the closure of such small, private airfields, often linked to the owner's retirement, sale of the land, or simply a decision to no longer maintain the necessary permits and infrastructure.

The site has been fully returned to agricultural use. High-resolution satellite imagery confirms that the land where the runway once existed is now an active farm field. While a very faint scar of the former runway is still visible from the air if you know where to look, there is no remaining aviation infrastructure on the site. The land is indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland at ground level.

The site was a private ULM (Ultralight Motorized) platform, created circa 1997-1998. Its significance was purely local, serving as a recreational base for its owner and possibly a few other ultralight pilots. It consisted of a single grass runway (approximately 02/20 orientation) and had minimal infrastructure. It never handled commercial, scheduled, or significant military traffic. Its history is typical of the numerous private airfields that support France's vibrant general and recreational aviation community.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airfield. The land is privately owned and has been fully repurposed for agriculture. Re-establishing an airfield would require the landowner to initiate a new, complex, and costly authorization process with the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), making a reopening highly improbable.