Bolshiye Vsegodichi Airport

The closure was primarily due to economic reasons. After the fall of the USSR, the centralized state funding for regional aviation disappeared. The new economic reality made short-haul flights on small aircraft financially unviable for the newly formed airlines and unaffordable for the local population. The airport infrastructure fell into disrepair due to a lack of maintenance funds, leading to its eventual abandonment.

The airport is completely abandoned and derelict. Satellite imagery shows the faint outline of a single, unpaved runway which is now heavily overgrown with grass and shrubs, making it unusable for any aviation purposes. There are no significant buildings remaining on the site; any terminal or service structures have been dismantled or have collapsed over time. The land is currently unused, though it is occasionally used unofficially by locals for activities such as amateur car racing, drone flying, or as an open field.

Bolshiye Vsegodichi Airport served as the local air link for Kovrov, a significant industrial city in the Vladimir Oblast, known for its defense and machine-building industries. During its active years, it was an integral part of the Soviet Union's local air lines network (Местные воздушные линии - МВЛ). The airport primarily handled regional passenger and cargo transport, connecting Kovrov with the regional capital, Vladimir, and other nearby cities like Ivanovo. Operations were typically carried out using small aircraft such as the Antonov An-2 and Let L-410 Turbolet. It facilitated not only passenger travel but also mail delivery, medical transport, and agricultural aviation services for the surrounding area.

There are no active or credible plans to reopen Bolshiye Vsegodichi Airport. While regional authorities in Vladimir Oblast have occasionally discussed the revival of local aviation in the past (notably in the mid-2010s), these discussions have not resulted in any concrete projects for the Kovrov site. The cost of rebuilding the entire infrastructure from scratch—including the runway, terminal, and navigation systems—is considered prohibitively expensive. Furthermore, Kovrov's relatively good road and rail connections to Moscow and other regional centers make the economic case for re-establishing a local airport extremely weak. The prospects for its reopening are considered virtually zero.