Banana Airfield

The closure was primarily due to economic reasons driven by urban expansion. The land, located in a developing area near Treviso and Venice, became more valuable for real estate than for aviation. The property was sold for development, a common fate for many small, privately-owned airfields in Italy facing pressure from urban growth. There is no evidence suggesting closure was due to a specific accident, military conversion, or regulatory action.

The site is completely defunct as an airfield. The former grass runway is now an overgrown, unmaintained field, although its linear shape is still clearly visible in satellite views. Some of the original hangars and support buildings remain standing on the western edge of the property, likely repurposed for agricultural or private storage. The surrounding land has seen significant residential and commercial development, with new roads and buildings now bordering the former airfield, particularly to the south and west.

Known locally as 'Aviosuperficie La Banana', it was a key private airfield for general aviation (GA) and ultralight (ULM) aircraft in the Veneto region. It featured a well-maintained grass runway approximately 850 meters long with a rough orientation of 18/36. The airfield was a vibrant community hub, hosting a flying club, a flight school, and hangars for numerous private aircraft. Its distinctive name, 'Banana', reportedly came from the curved final approach path pilots would fly, following a prominent banana-shaped bend in the adjacent Sile River.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Banana Airfield. The significant urban development that has encroached upon the site, including the construction of buildings and infrastructure near the former runway's flight path, makes a return to aviation operations logistically difficult and highly unlikely to meet modern safety and zoning regulations. The land's value for real estate development far outweighs its potential as a small airfield, making reopening economically unfeasible.