Mala Vyska Airfield

The airfield was closed for economic reasons following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was an agricultural aviation base, and with the collapse of the Soviet collective farm system (kolkhoz), the state-funded demand for its services, such as crop dusting, disappeared. The infrastructure was no longer maintained, leading to its abandonment.

The site is completely defunct as an airfield. Satellite imagery shows that the land has been fully reclaimed for agricultural use. The former unpaved runway and taxiway areas are now plowed and cultivated fields. There are no visible remnants of aviation infrastructure like hangars or terminal buildings. The site is now indistinguishable from the surrounding farmland.

The airfield's significance was primarily local and agricultural. During the Soviet era, it served as a base for the state-owned airline Aeroflot's agricultural division. It housed and operated aircraft, most likely Antonov An-2 biplanes, which were used for crop dusting (applying fertilizers and pesticides) and other aerial work supporting the region's large collective farms. It was a functional part of the local agricultural infrastructure but did not handle significant passenger or military traffic.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airfield. The original economic model for its existence is obsolete, the land has been repurposed, and all infrastructure has been removed. Re-establishing an airport at this location would require acquiring the farmland and constructing entirely new facilities, for which there is no apparent economic or logistical demand.