Lucera Airfield

The closure was primarily due to economic reasons and a lack of continued investment. As a small private airfield (aviosuperficie) for general aviation and ultralight aircraft, it likely suffered from declining use, high operational and maintenance costs, and the inability to remain financially viable without a consistent stream of activity or subsidies. There is no evidence of a major accident or military conversion leading to its closure.

The site is completely abandoned and non-operational for aviation. The runway and taxiways are severely degraded, overgrown with vegetation, and unusable. Most significantly, a large-scale photovoltaic power plant (solar farm) has been constructed on a significant portion of the former airfield's property, including areas directly adjacent to and possibly encroaching upon the former runway. The remaining buildings, such as the hangars, are in a state of dereliction.

Lucera Airfield, known locally as 'Aviosuperficie Posta Rivolta', was a modern general aviation facility. Its significance was regional, serving as a base for local private pilots, recreational flying, and ultralight (ULM) aircraft enthusiasts in the province of Foggia (Capitanata region). It was not a commercial airport and did not handle scheduled passenger flights. While the greater Foggia area was strategically vital during World War II, hosting the massive 'Foggia Airfield Complex' for Allied forces, Lucera Airfield itself was not one of these primary WWII military bases; its main operational history is as a post-war civil aviation facility. It consisted of a single asphalt runway (approximately 800-900 meters long) and a few small hangars and support buildings.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airfield. The redevelopment of the land for energy production with the installation of a large solar farm makes any future reactivation for aviation purposes extremely unlikely. Reopening would require the costly removal of the solar infrastructure and a complete reconstruction of the runway and all associated facilities, for which there is no apparent demand or financial backing.