Sydorenko Airstrip

Economic reasons. The airstrip was an agricultural airfield supporting the local Soviet-era collective farm system. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the state-funded agricultural aviation services and the collective farms themselves were dismantled. This eliminated the demand for crop-dusting and other aerial agricultural work, leading to the abandonment of countless similar small airfields across Ukraine.

The site is completely defunct and has been reclaimed for agricultural use. High-resolution satellite imagery shows that the land where the runway once existed is now plowed and cultivated as part of the surrounding fields. While the faint, straight-line outline of the former runway is still discernible from the air, no physical infrastructure such as a paved or graded surface, hangars, or support buildings remains. The land has been fully integrated back into the local farmland.

Sydorenko Airstrip was a typical Soviet-era agricultural airfield, locally known as a 'khim-ploshchadka' (химплощадка), which translates to 'chemical site'. Its primary and likely sole purpose was to support agricultural aviation. Operations were centered around aircraft, almost certainly the Antonov An-2 biplane, which was the workhorse for crop dusting, fertilization, and pest control for the vast collective farms in the region. These airstrips were a vital component of the highly industrialized agricultural model of the Ukrainian SSR but had no significant military or passenger transport role.

None. There are no known plans, proposals, or economic incentives to reopen the airstrip. The land has been fully converted to agriculture, and the original purpose for its existence has been obsolete for decades. The current geopolitical situation and ongoing conflict in Ukraine further eliminate any possibility of restoring such minor, disused aviation infrastructure.