Rybezhno West

Not applicable. As the airport's existence cannot be verified, a reason for closure cannot be determined. The entry likely originated from an error in a dataset that was then copied by other online sources.

The site at coordinates 60.33571, 32.93771 is undeveloped forest land within the Podporozhsky District of the Leningrad Oblast, Russia. There are no structures or signs of previous development related to an airport.

There is no verifiable historical record of an airport named Rybezhno West (RU-0499) at this location. The ICAO-style code 'RU-0499' is not an official designation assigned by the International Civil Aviation Organization but a national or database-specific identifier, which can sometimes include erroneous or non-existent sites. Analysis of historical and current satellite imagery, as well as topographic maps of the area, shows no evidence of a runway, buildings, or any aviation infrastructure. The name may be a misattribution or a typo related to another location, but as it stands, Rybezhno West is considered a non-existent, or 'phantom', airfield.

None. As there is no evidence that an airport ever existed at this location, there are no plans or prospects for its 'reopening'.