NoneBY 🇧🇾 Closed Airport
BY-0030
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BY-HR
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Location: 52.75557° N, 24.462681° E
Continent: EU
Type: Closed Airport
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While an exact date is not documented, the airfield ceased operations gradually during the early to mid-1990s. This decline coincided with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the subsequent economic restructuring.
The closure was primarily due to economic reasons. The airfield was part of the Soviet 'Selkhozaviatsiya' (Сельхозавиация - Agricultural Aviation) network. After the collapse of the USSR, the centrally-funded, state-run collective farm system it served was dismantled. This led to a drastic reduction in demand and funding for large-scale aerial application services, rendering small, specialized airfields like this one economically unviable.
The site is completely abandoned and in a state of decay. Satellite imagery shows the faint outline of a single asphalt or gravel runway, which is now heavily overgrown with grass and shrubs. Portions of the former operational area have been reclaimed for agricultural use (farming). There are no visible remaining buildings, hangars, or aviation infrastructure. The airfield is defunct and is slowly being reclaimed by nature and surrounding farmland.
The airfield's significance was functional and regional rather than strategic. It was a typical Soviet-era agricultural airbase, one of hundreds spread across the USSR. Its primary operation was to support the surrounding collective farms ('kolkhozes'). Operations were centered around the use of utility aircraft, most notably the Antonov An-2 biplane, for tasks such as crop dusting, aerial seeding, and the application of fertilizers and pesticides. It was an integral part of the highly mechanized agricultural infrastructure of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airfield. The original purpose for its existence is now obsolete, as modern agricultural practices rely on more efficient ground-based machinery or smaller, more flexible solutions like drones. The lack of economic, strategic, or general aviation demand, combined with the significant cost required to restore the derelict site, makes its revival highly improbable.
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