Dolzhanskaya Airfield

Primarily economic reasons. The airfield was part of the Soviet state-subsidized local air network ('Mestnye Vozdushnye Linii' - MVL). After the collapse of the USSR, state funding ceased, Aeroflot was broken up, and the ensuing economic turmoil made small, local routes like the one serving Dolzhanskaya unprofitable and unsustainable.

The airfield is abandoned and derelict. High-resolution satellite imagery shows the outlines of two unpaved, intersecting runways are still clearly visible. However, the entire area, including the runways and taxiways, is heavily overgrown with grass, shrubs, and small trees. A few small, dilapidated buildings, likely former administrative or service structures, remain on the property. The site is completely inactive and shows no signs of maintenance or use for any purpose.

Dolzhanskaya Airfield was a typical Soviet-era Class E civil airfield. Its primary purpose was to provide local air transport and support agricultural activities. It connected the stanitsa of Dolzhanskaya, a resort town on the Sea of Azov, with larger regional centers, most notably the nearby city of Yeysk. Operations were typically handled by small, versatile aircraft like the Antonov An-2, which carried passengers, mail, and light cargo. Additionally, given its location in the fertile Krasnodar Krai region, the airfield was a base for agricultural aviation, used for crop dusting and aerial spraying.

There are no known official plans, investment projects, or credible prospects for the reopening or redevelopment of Dolzhanskaya Airfield. The trend in Russian regional aviation has been to consolidate services at larger, more modern airports. The nearby Yeysk Airport serves the region, making the revival of this small, unpaved airfield for commercial or significant general aviation purposes economically unviable.