Komsomolskaya Airstrip

NoneBY 🇧🇾 Closed Airport

ICAO

BY-0026

IATA

-

Elevation

534 ft

Region

BY-MI

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 53.213143° N, 27.36075° E

Continent: EU

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: ZF03 ZF03

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Airport Information

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 24, 2025
Closure Date

Likely early to mid-1990s

Reason for Closure

Economic reasons following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The airstrip was primarily used for agricultural aviation supporting local collective farms (kolkhozes). With the collapse of the Soviet economic system and the restructuring of agriculture, the state-funded, large-scale crop-dusting operations it supported were no longer economically viable, leading to its abandonment.

Current Status

The site is abandoned and in a state of disuse. The paved runway is still clearly visible on satellite imagery but is deteriorating, with vegetation growing through cracks in the pavement. There are no significant airport buildings remaining. The abandoned runway is reportedly used unofficially by locals for activities such as driver training and illegal street/drag racing events.

Historical Significance

The airstrip was a typical Soviet-era agricultural airfield. Its primary role was to serve as a base for agricultural aircraft, most notably the Antonov An-2 biplane. These planes were used for aerial application of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides on the vast fields of the surrounding collective farms in the Pukhavichy District of the Minsk Region. It was a piece of local infrastructure vital to the Soviet model of industrialized agriculture but holds little to no national or military significance.

Reopening Prospects

None known. The airstrip is considered permanently closed. There are no official plans, discussions, or economic incentives to renovate and reopen the facility. The original agricultural purpose is now obsolete or fulfilled by other means, and there is insufficient demand for general aviation in the area to justify the significant cost of restoration.

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