Cuyapo Airstrip

Land redevelopment for commercial use. The airstrip was permanently closed and decommissioned to allow for the construction of the large-scale Solar Philippines Cuyapo solar power plant. The closure was driven by economic factors, repurposing a large, flat, and underutilized parcel of land for a significant renewable energy project.

The site of the former Cuyapo Airstrip is now fully occupied by the Solar Philippines Cuyapo solar power plant. Current satellite imagery shows the entire area, including the footprint of the former runway, covered by thousands of solar panels. While faint outlines of the runway may be discernible between the panel arrays from an aerial view, the land has been completely and permanently repurposed for renewable energy generation.

Cuyapo Airstrip was a small, privately-owned airfield that served the general aviation needs of the Cuyapo municipality in Nueva Ecija, a major agricultural province. Its operations were primarily focused on supporting the local agricultural industry, likely through agricultural aviation (crop dusting) for the surrounding rice paddies and farms. It also served as a landing strip for private transport for local landowners or businesses and potentially for recreational flying. The airstrip handled light, single-engine aircraft (such as Cessnas or Pipers) and was never intended for commercial passenger or large cargo operations. Its significance was rooted in providing localized air access and support to a rural, agricultural community.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening the Cuyapo Airstrip. The construction of a permanent, high-value infrastructure project (the solar farm) on the site makes its revival as an aviation facility logistically and economically infeasible. The land has been permanently repurposed, and the airstrip is considered defunct.