Campo Volo SAT Torino

The closure was primarily due to economic reasons and the subsequent redevelopment of the land. The flight school operating the field likely faced financial difficulties, a common issue for small general aviation airfields. The land was then sold or leased for a more profitable venture, leading to its conversion into a solar energy plant.

The site has been completely repurposed and is no longer recognizable as an airfield. A large, ground-mounted photovoltaic power station (solar farm) now occupies the majority of the former airfield grounds, including the entire length of the former runway. While some of the original buildings on the edge of the property may still exist, the core aviation infrastructure has been removed and replaced by rows of solar panels. The land is now used for renewable energy generation.

Campo Volo SAT Torino was not a major airport but a local 'aviosuperficie' (an Italian classification for an airfield for ultralight and general aviation aircraft). Its name, 'SAT', stands for 'Scuola Addestramento al Volo', which translates to 'Flight Training School'. Its primary function was to serve the local aviation community, offering flight training for ultralight and light sport aircraft pilots, as well as providing a base for recreational flying. It consisted of a single grass runway (approximately 01/19) and a few small hangars and a clubhouse. Its significance was purely local, contributing to the general aviation scene in the Piedmont region south of Turin.

Extremely low to none. The construction of the solar farm is a significant, long-term capital investment that represents a permanent change in land use. Removing the extensive solar panel infrastructure to restore a grass runway would be financially and logistically prohibitive. The site is permanently lost to aviation, and there are no known plans or prospects for it to ever reopen as an airport.