Negoditsy Airstrip

The airstrip was closed for economic reasons following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It was an agricultural airfield ('АХР' - Авиационно-химические работы / Aviation-Chemical Works) whose operations were tied to the state-funded system of collective farms (kolkhozes). With the collapse of the Soviet economy and the subsequent restructuring of the agricultural sector, the funding and demand for such specialized, local air services disappeared, leading to the abandonment of the airfield.

The airstrip is abandoned and non-operational. The paved runway, approximately 400-500 meters long, remains visible but is in a state of decay, with significant cracking and vegetation growing through the surface. There is no active aviation or commercial activity on the site. It is occasionally used by local residents for informal recreational purposes such as driving practice, walking, or flying drones. Any associated buildings or infrastructure have fallen into disrepair.

Negoditsy Airstrip was a utilitarian airfield with local importance during the Soviet era. Its primary and likely sole function was to support agricultural aviation. It served as a base for aircraft, almost certainly the Antonov An-2, to conduct crop dusting operations (applying fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides) over the vast farmlands in the region. It was part of a massive, nationwide network of similar small airfields that were critical to the productivity of the USSR's large-scale, mechanized agriculture. It had no recorded military or passenger transport significance.

There are no known official plans, government proposals, or credible prospects for reopening Negoditsy Airstrip. The original agricultural purpose is largely obsolete in its Soviet form, and the cost to restore the runway and infrastructure to modern aviation standards would be substantial. Given the proximity of other operational airfields and the lack of a clear economic driver, its revival for either general or commercial aviation is considered highly unlikely.