San Giovanni Airfield

The primary military airfield was closed following the end of World War II, as it was a temporary wartime installation that was no longer needed. The subsequent private ultralight airstrip was closed due to the redevelopment of the land for the construction of a large-scale solar power plant.

The site of the former airfield is now almost entirely occupied by one of Europe's largest photovoltaic power plants, the 'Foggia Fotovoltaica 1' solar farm (also known as the Cerignola Solar Park). The faint outlines of the former runways and taxiways are partially visible on satellite imagery underneath and around the solar panel arrays. The land has been completely repurposed for renewable energy production.

San Giovanni Airfield was a significant World War II heavy bomber base, part of the strategic Foggia Airfield Complex. Constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers in late 1943 after the Allied invasion of Italy, it was a major base for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Fifteenth Air Force. It primarily hosted two B-24 Liberator Bombardment Groups: the 461st and the 484th. From this base, these groups conducted extensive strategic bombing missions against Axis targets in Germany, Austria, the Balkans, and Northern Italy, playing a crucial role in the Allied air campaign in Europe. After the war, the land was largely returned to agricultural use before a small section was repurposed for private aviation.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airfield. The site has been fundamentally and permanently redeveloped into a massive solar power plant, making any future aviation use infeasible without the complete removal of the current industrial infrastructure.