Andryushino Airport

Primarily economic reasons. The state-subsidized local airline system (Местные воздушные линии - MVL) became financially unsustainable after the fall of the Soviet Union. The local air carrier, likely a division of Aeroflot such as the 2nd Sverdlovsk United Air Detachment, ceased operations to small, unprofitable destinations. The decline of collective farms and local industries also eliminated the demand for the agricultural and cargo aviation services that the airport supported.

The airport is completely abandoned and non-operational. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows a clearly defined but overgrown and unmaintained dirt runway. There are no significant buildings, hangars, or infrastructure remaining on the site. The area has reverted to being an open field and is not used for any formal aviation purposes.

Andryushino was a typical Soviet-era local airfield, serving as a vital transportation link for the remote village of Andryushino and surrounding settlements in the heavily forested and swampy Garinsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast. It primarily handled operations by Antonov An-2 'Kukuruznik' aircraft and possibly Mil Mi-2 or Mi-8 helicopters. The airport's operations were crucial for the community and included:
- Scheduled passenger and mail flights connecting to the district center (Gari) and other regional hubs.
- Medical evacuation flights (known as 'sanitary aviation').
- Aerial forest fire patrol for the 'Avialesookhrana' service.
- Agricultural support, such as crop dusting and fertilizing for local collective farms.
For decades, it served as a lifeline, providing essential access to services, goods, and transportation in a region with limited road infrastructure.

There are no known plans or realistic prospects for reopening Andryushino Airport. The small population of the village, combined with the high costs of restoring, certifying, and operating an airfield, makes its revival economically unfeasible. The original demand for subsidized local air travel no longer exists in its previous form, and there has been no government or private initiative to restore service.