Pina Agricultural Airfield

The primary reason for closure was economic collapse. The airfield was part of a large network of agricultural aviation strips operated by the state. With the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba lost its main economic benefactor, leading to severe shortages of fuel, pesticides, fertilizers, and spare parts for its fleet of Soviet-made aircraft, particularly the Antonov An-2 biplanes which were the workhorses of agricultural aviation. This economic crisis made the widespread practice of aerial crop-dusting financially and logistically unsustainable, leading to the abandonment of most of these specialized airfields across the country.

The airfield is abandoned and in a state of significant decay. Current satellite imagery shows a single paved runway (~900 meters long) that is heavily cracked, weathered, and being reclaimed by vegetation. The runway appears to be informally used as a local access road or for drying agricultural products. The foundations and remnants of a few small support buildings or hangars are visible to the southwest of the runway, but no intact structures remain. The site has not been repurposed for any other official use and is slowly being absorbed back into the surrounding farmland.

Pina Agricultural Airfield was a vital component of the local agricultural infrastructure in the Ciro Redondo municipality, a region heavily dependent on sugar cane production. Its sole purpose was to support agricultural aviation (aviación agrícola). Operations consisted of low-flying aircraft, primarily Antonov An-2s operated by the Empresa Nacional de Servicios Aéreos (ENSA), conducting crop dusting, spraying of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides over the vast surrounding plantations. The airfield's existence was directly tied to the productivity of the state-run sugar industry during the era of Soviet support.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Pina Agricultural Airfield. The economic conditions in Cuba do not support the revival of a large-scale agricultural aviation network. Furthermore, modern agricultural practices have shifted towards more targeted, ground-based application of chemicals and drone technology, making large, single-purpose airfields like this obsolete. The cost of refurbishing the runway and facilities, coupled with the lack of a mission, makes its reopening extremely unlikely.