Gli Acquilotti Airfield

The primary reason for the closure was economic and related to land use. The owners of the land on which the airfield was located decided not to renew the lease agreement with the Aeroclub that managed the facility. This forced the cessation of all aviation activities.

The site is no longer an airfield and has been permanently repurposed. A large portion of the former runway and adjacent land has been converted into a ground-mounted solar farm (photovoltaic park). The distinct long, narrow shape of the former runway is still visible in satellite imagery, but it is now covered with rows of solar panels. The land is definitively out of aviation use.

Gli Acquilotti was an 'aviosuperficie', a type of small airfield in Italy, not a commercial airport. It was a vital hub for the local general aviation community, primarily serving ultralight aircraft (ULM - Ultraleggero a Motore) and light recreational planes. The airfield was the home base of the 'Aeroclub Leone M. Funes di Chioggia'. It featured a grass runway approximately 650 meters long and was used for flight training, recreational flying, and tourist flights, offering unique aerial views of the Chioggia and Venice lagoons. For many years, it was the main point of reference for aviation enthusiasts in the southern province of Venice.

There are no prospects for reopening Gli Acquilotti Airfield. The construction of the large solar farm on the property represents a long-term, quasi-permanent change in land use that makes it physically and economically unfeasible to restore the site to its former aviation purpose.