Asimenio Airstrip

While no single official reason has been published, the closure was likely due to a combination of factors. The most probable causes are economic non-viability for a small, private/local operator and a decline in its original purpose. If it was used for agricultural aviation (crop dusting), changes in farming practices and the consolidation of such services at larger airports would have made it obsolete. If it was a Cold War-era auxiliary military strip, it would have been decommissioned due to shifting military doctrine and reduced need for numerous dispersed landing grounds.

The site is completely abandoned and derelict. Current satellite imagery shows a faint, overgrown outline of a single, unpaved runway in the middle of agricultural fields. There are no remaining buildings, hangars, or any other aviation-related infrastructure. The land is unused and is slowly being reclaimed by nature and the surrounding farmland.

Asimenio Airstrip was a minor, local airfield with no national significance. Its operations were limited and it did not handle scheduled commercial flights. Its primary historical role was likely one of two possibilities: 1) A base for agricultural aviation, supporting crop-dusting planes over the fertile plains of the Evros region. 2) A designated auxiliary or emergency landing strip for the Hellenic Armed Forces, given its strategic location near the Greek-Turkish border. Its unpaved nature and lack of infrastructure suggest it was intended for light aircraft only.

There are no known or published plans to reopen or redevelop the Asimenio Airstrip. The existence of the active Didymoteicho Army Airfield (LGDD) nearby serves any potential military or governmental aviation needs in the immediate area. Given the lack of infrastructure and apparent low demand for general aviation in this specific location, the prospects for reopening are considered to be non-existent.