Silvia-Giovanni Airfield

While no single official reason was publicly announced, the closure is consistent with common challenges faced by small, privately-owned airfields. These factors typically include economic non-viability, rising operational and regulatory compliance costs, or a personal decision by the owner to sell or repurpose the land for more profitable use, such as agriculture.

The site of the former airfield has been fully reclaimed for agricultural use. High-resolution satellite imagery clearly shows that the area of the former grass runway and taxiways is now a cultivated field, with crop lines running directly across its length. The land is no longer recognizable or usable as an airfield. The hangar building appears to still be standing but is likely repurposed for agricultural storage or as a farm building.

The Silvia-Giovanni Airfield was a small private 'aviosuperficie', a specific classification in Italy for an airfield used for general and recreational aviation. It was not of major national or military significance but served as a local hub for private pilots, ultralight aircraft enthusiasts, and flight training in the Mantua (Mantova) province. It featured a single grass runway (oriented approximately 18/36) with a length of about 650 meters and a hangar for aircraft storage. Its primary role was to support the local general aviation community, offering a base for recreational flying rather than commercial or transport operations.

There are no known or published plans to reopen the Silvia-Giovanni Airfield. Given that the land has been completely converted to active agricultural use, the prospect of reopening is extremely low. Re-establishing the airfield would require the land to be purchased back from its current agricultural use, re-graded, and certified by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC), a process that would be both costly and complex with no apparent demand or financial backing.