Solec Kujawski

The closure was a direct result of the changing military doctrine in Poland after the end of the Cold War and the country's alignment with NATO. The extensive network of reserve and dispersal airfields was no longer strategically necessary or economically viable to maintain. The site was declared surplus to military requirements and subsequently sold for civilian redevelopment.

The site has been completely repurposed and is no longer used for aviation. A large portion of the former airfield, including sections of the runway and taxiways, has been converted into a large-scale photovoltaic power plant (solar farm). The remaining part of the main runway is now used as a commercial advanced driver training center (Ośrodek Doskonalenia Techniki Jazdy - ODTJ), featuring skid pans, slalom courses, and other training infrastructure.

Solec Kujawski was a reserve military airfield built during the Cold War era for the Polish Air Force. Its primary strategic purpose was to act as a dispersal airfield (Lotnisko Zapasowe) to ensure the survivability of combat aircraft in the event of a preemptive strike on main air bases. It was designed to handle fighter jets like the MiG-21 and Su-22. The airfield featured a full-length concrete runway (approximately 2300m x 30m), taxiways, and dispersal standings, but it was not a permanently garrisoned base. It was kept in a state of readiness and activated for military exercises to practice operations away from primary airfields.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening the site as an airport. The permanent and significant investment in both the solar farm and the driver training facility, which occupy the critical runway infrastructure, makes any conversion back to aviation use logistically and financially unfeasible. The regional aviation needs are adequately met by the Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (EPBY).