Meybod Airfield

Military redevelopment and obsolescence. The airfield was a simple, rudimentary airstrip that was rendered obsolete by the construction of a large, modern military installation immediately to its west, believed to be an Iranian Air Defense or IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) base. The function of the old strip was likely absorbed by other regional military airfields or deemed unnecessary with the establishment of the new, more advanced facility.

The site is abandoned and derelict. The faint outline of the single runway is still visible from satellite view, but it is unmaintained, heavily eroded, and completely unusable for any aviation purposes. The land now serves as an empty buffer zone for the large, active military base that was built next to it.

Meybod Airfield was a minor military airstrip. Its primary role was likely to support military operations in the Yazd province, serving as a basic landing ground for light transport aircraft, helicopters, or for dispersal purposes. It consisted of a single runway with minimal to no permanent infrastructure like hangars, a control tower, or a terminal. It never handled any scheduled commercial or civilian general aviation traffic; its significance was purely military and local.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Meybod Airfield. The prospects are considered to be effectively zero. The airfield has been defunct for nearly two decades, the land is adjacent to a sensitive and active military installation, and all regional civilian and military aviation needs are served by the much larger and fully-equipped Shahid Sadooghi Airport (OISS / AZD) in the nearby city of Yazd.