Emilovo

Primarily economic reasons. Emilovo was a small, local agricultural airfield ('аэродром сельхозавиации') used for crop dusting and other aerial work. These operations were centrally funded and managed under the Soviet system, often by Aeroflot's agricultural division. With the end of the USSR and the subsequent dismantling of the collective farm (kolkhoz) system, the economic basis and state funding for this vast network of local airfields disappeared, leading to their widespread abandonment.

The airport is abandoned and derelict. Satellite imagery shows a clearly defined but unmaintained and overgrown former runway. The strip of land has reverted to a field and appears to be used informally as a dirt track by local residents. There is no remaining aviation infrastructure such as hangars, a terminal, or control tower on the site.

Emilovo was a typical Soviet-era agricultural airfield with local, rather than national, significance. Its purpose was purely utilitarian, serving the collective farms in the Krasnogorodsky District of the Pskov Oblast. Operations would have consisted almost exclusively of light aircraft, most notably the Antonov An-2 biplane. These aircraft were used for 'АХР' (Авиационно-химические работы / Aerial Chemical Work), which included applying fertilizers and pesticides to surrounding farmlands. The airfield is representative of the thousands of similar small airfields that formed a critical part of the USSR's agricultural infrastructure.

None known. The prospects for reopening are virtually zero. The site is in a state of complete disrepair, located in a remote rural area with limited economic activity. The cost to restore the runway and build the necessary infrastructure would be prohibitive, and there is no apparent demand for aviation services that would justify such an investment.