Kalkhorst Agricultural Airfield

The airfield's closure was a direct result of the economic and political changes following the reunification of Germany. Its sole purpose was to serve the state-run agricultural collectives (LPG - Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft) of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). With the dissolution of the LPG system and the liquidation of the state airline Interflug's agricultural division ('Agrarflug'), the economic basis and operational mandate for the airfield ceased to exist. The demand for state-subsidized, large-scale aerial crop dusting vanished.

The site is no longer an active or recognizable airfield. Based on satellite imagery, the former grass runway is still faintly visible as a long, narrow strip of land, but it is completely overgrown and has been returned to agricultural use, likely as a meadow or fallow field. All associated aviation infrastructure, such as hangars, fuel storage, or administrative buildings, has been removed. The area is now entirely rural, dominated by the surrounding farmland it once served.

Kalkhorst Agricultural Airfield was a typical 'Agrarflugplatz' within the GDR's network of agricultural airfields. It was an essential component of the country's industrialized and centrally planned agricultural system. The airfield's operations were dedicated exclusively to agricultural aviation. The primary mission was crop dusting, which involved the aerial application of fertilizers, pesticides, and other agrochemicals to the large, collectivized fields surrounding the area. Operations were carried out by the 'Agrarflug' division of the GDR's state airline, Interflug. The most commonly used aircraft were the specialized Zlín Z-37 'Čmelák' and occasionally the larger Antonov An-2. The airfield represents a now-defunct model of state-controlled agriculture and aviation.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Kalkhorst airfield. The original economic purpose for its existence is gone, and the land has been fully reintegrated into agricultural use. A revival for general aviation is highly improbable due to the lack of infrastructure, potential land ownership issues, and the proximity of other established airfields in the region.