Aristava

55°18'46"N 024°04'14"E

runway: 03/21 - 400x20m - asphalt

Aristava airfield (possibly known as Katkai) was an airfield 105 kilometers northwest of Vilnius.
The airfield was built by order of the Lithuanian SSR (a state within the Soviet Union) Council of Ministers in the 1975-1985 timeframe.
It was used for agricultural activities by state-run Aeroflot. It consisted of a small runway, taxiways and three small platforms to the east of the runway. After Lithuanian independence the airfield was abandoned.


No photos or maps of the airfield while in use have been located

Aerial photography of the airfield (Google Earth) suggests the airfield was in reasonable shape until at least 2012. Later photography shows debris on the southern part of the runway. The airfield is abandoned and therefore officially closed to all traffic.


May 2012 photo of the airfield, showing the runway and three platforms in reasonable shape (Google Earth).


The airfield looked worse in April 2014, with debris on the southern half of the runway (Google Earth).