Campo di Volo Assoro

The closure appears to be for economic and land-use reasons. There is no evidence of a specific incident, accident, or military conversion. Satellite imagery from recent years clearly shows that the land formerly occupied by the runway has been fully reclaimed for agricultural purposes (plowing and cultivation). This indicates a deliberate decision by the landowner to convert the property back to a more profitable or practical use, a common fate for small, privately-owned airfields.

The airfield is permanently closed and no longer exists in a functional state. The land has been completely converted into agricultural fields. Satellite imagery from 2022 onwards shows the area of the former runway is plowed and actively cultivated, with no trace of the airstrip remaining. Any associated structures, such as small hangars or sheds, have likely been repurposed for farm use or removed.

Campo di Volo Assoro was a small, private airfield, known in Italy as a 'Campo di Volo'. Its ICAO-style identifier, IT-0007, is a non-official national code used for cataloging such fields, primarily for the ultralight and general aviation community. Its significance was purely local, serving recreational pilots of ultralight (VDS - Volo da Diporto o Sportivo) and light general aviation aircraft in central Sicily. It featured a single unpaved (grass/dirt) runway, approximately 550 meters in length. The airfield never handled commercial, cargo, or scheduled military operations and had no major historical role beyond supporting local sport aviation.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Campo di Volo Assoro. Given that the site has been physically and legally converted back to agricultural land, re-establishing an airfield would be prohibitively expensive and complex. It would require acquiring the land, significant earthworks to recreate the runway, and a new, lengthy certification process with the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC). The airfield is considered permanently defunct.