Birži Jekabpils

56°24'16"N 025°47'46"E

runway: 02/20 - 400x20m - asphalt

Birži air field was an airfield 120 kilometers southeast of Riga, Latvia.
The airfield was built by the Soviet Union in the 1975-1985 timeframe and used for agricultural activities by state-run Aeroflot. It consisted of a small runway, two taxiways to a small platform and a hangar-like building to the west of the runway.


No photos of the airfield while in use have been located


Undated ca. 2000 aerial photo of Birži (Google Earth)

Latvian Aviation listed the airfields condition in 2010 as 'usable but quite poor'. The runway was damaged in several places, and not advisable for takeoffs or landings. Additionally small trees were growing immediately next to the runway.
In 2016, MyAirfields reported: "A racetrack has been established on the airfield, so the runway is unusable."
The airfield is uncertified, meaning it is officially closed to all taffic.


Although still recognisable, the conversion into a circuit has rendered the airfield unusable for flight operations (MyAirfields)