LyutIvka Airfield

Economic reasons. The airfield was primarily used for agricultural aviation supporting the local Soviet-era collective farm system. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, this state-sponsored system collapsed, and the widespread economic turmoil of the 1990s made the operation of such small, specialized airfields financially unsustainable.

The airfield is abandoned and derelict. Satellite imagery clearly shows the remnants of a single runway, which is now cracked, weathered, and significantly overgrown with grass and other vegetation. The surrounding land has been reclaimed for agriculture, with farm fields directly bordering the old runway. There are no visible signs of active buildings, equipment, or aircraft on the site.

Lyutivka Airfield was a local agricultural aviation base. Its primary role was to serve the collective farms (kolkhozes) in the Bohodukhiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast. Operations typically involved utility aircraft, most notably the Antonov An-2, for tasks such as crop dusting, aerial seeding, and pest control. Its significance was purely functional and local, supporting the region's agricultural economy. It was not a military base or a passenger airport.

Non-existent. There are no known plans or discussions regarding the reopening of Lyutivka Airfield. The infrastructure is in a state of complete disrepair, and its restoration would be economically unfeasible. Furthermore, its location in Kharkiv Oblast, very close to the Russian border, places it in an active and high-risk conflict zone since the 2022 invasion, making any consideration of reopening impossible for the foreseeable future.