Grīva

55°53'24"N 026°27'40"E

Runway: 14/32 - 2000x300meters/...feet - grass/dirt

Air field Grīva (Latvian: lidosta 'Grīva', Russian: Аэродром Рендене - ICAO: EVBA) is an airfield 185 kilometers southeast of Riga, immediately west across the river of Daugavpils, Latvia.
Thusfar I could not trace when the airfield was built. 
The airfield is located on the west bank of the Daugava River and consists of a runway, a hangar and some smaller buildings.Although it officially has a single 2000x300m runway, aerial photography shows in practice three main landing strips are used. Two strips, heading 13/31 and 16/34, are approximately 1100x4meters, and appear to be for gliders and ultralights only. Additionally a third marked (with pilons) runway (14/32 - 830x90m) can be seen between the parachute landing circle and the hangar.


Grīva airfield in 2004 (Google Earth)

MyAirfields listed the airfield as "good" in 2017 and commented: Grass airfield, mainly used for parachute jumping and paragliding activities. It is located on W side of Daugava river in front of Daugavpils city. The runway is 830m long with easy approaches, no significant obstacles are present. However there is An-2 frequently performing parachute dropping operations. 
The airfield is uncertified, and thus officially closed to traffic. Google Earth shows airfield activity though, mainly photos of former Soviet An-2 'Colt' biplanes and Yak trainers. 


An An-2 'Colt' taxying at Griva airfield in 2007.

In the summer of 2016 the airfield was visited by Han de Ridder, who reported he saw two abandoned An-2s at the airfield. 


An abandoned Gaisa Spēki (Latvia Air Force) Antonov An-2, still carrying number 249 and its nationality markings, but lacking a propellor (Han de Ridder).


The fuselage of an unidentiefied An-2 lies abandoned at Grīva in 2016 (Han de Ridder)