Tomelilla Airfield

The closure was due to economic and logistical reasons. In 1999, the Tomelilla Flying Club (Tomelilla Flygklubb), which operated the airfield, merged with the Trelleborg Flying Club to form the new Söderslätts Flygklubb. The merged club decided to consolidate all its operations at the better-equipped Sjöbo-Sövde Airfield (ESMI), making the Tomelilla airfield redundant.

The site has been completely repurposed and is no longer recognizable as an airfield. In 2021, construction was completed on a large-scale solar farm on the land, operated by the company European Energy. This solar park is one of the largest in Scandinavia and now covers the area of the former runway and taxiways. All aviation-related infrastructure has been removed.

Tomelilla Airfield was a small general aviation grass airstrip. Its primary significance was as the home base for the Tomelilla Flying Club, which was founded in 1968. For over 30 years, it served as a local hub for recreational aviation in the Österlen region of Skåne county. Operations consisted mainly of private light aircraft flights, flight training, and potentially glider activities for club members. It was a typical example of a small, club-run airfield vital to the local aviation community of its time.

There are no prospects for reopening the airfield. The land has been permanently redeveloped for industrial-scale renewable energy production. The significant investment in the solar farm infrastructure makes any future conversion back to an airfield economically and practically impossible.