V.N.Milfontes

The closure was primarily due to a combination of regulatory and economic factors. As a small, private ultralight (ULM) airfield, it likely faced increasing challenges and costs associated with maintaining its certification and meeting the safety standards required by Portugal's National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC). The economic viability for a private operator in a niche market was likely insufficient to justify the investment needed for necessary upgrades and continued licensed operation.

The site is completely abandoned as an aviation facility. Satellite imagery confirms that the single runway is in a state of disrepair, unmaintained, and partially overgrown with vegetation. The land has reverted to private, non-aviation use, likely for agriculture or is simply lying fallow. Any remaining structures, like hangars, are likely derelict or have been repurposed for farm storage.

V.N. Milfontes was a private ultralight (ULM) airfield, also known locally as 'Pista ULM de Vila Nova de Milfontes'. It was never a commercial passenger or significant military airport. Its importance was centered on the general and recreational aviation community. When active, it handled:
- Private ultralight and light sport aircraft.
- Recreational flights for local pilots and tourists.
- Flight training operations for ultralight licenses.
- A convenient access point for visiting pilots wishing to explore the popular tourist destination of Vila Nova de Milfontes and the scenic Costa Vicentina coastline within the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina.

There are no known or publicly announced plans to reopen the V.N. Milfontes airfield. The significant costs required for land acquisition, runway and facility reconstruction, and achieving modern certification from ANAC make a revival of this specific site highly improbable. Any future development of aviation infrastructure in the Odemira municipality would almost certainly involve a new project at a different location rather than rehabilitating this abandoned strip.