Gutenfeld (Луговое)

54°40'29"N 020°38'24"E

Runway: ../.. - ...meters/...feet - surface unknown

Air field Gutenfeld (German: Fliegerhorst Königsberg-Gutenfeld, also known as Fliegerhorst Gutenfeld, Fliegerhorst Kraussen or Lugovoye airfield, Russian: аэродрома "Луговое") was an airfield to the immediate east of Königsberg, todays Kaliningrad.
The airfield was built in 1936 as Air Park (German: Luftpark) Gutenfeld. Gutenfeld was always a busy station, but especially so from 1944. Units known to have used the airfield during that time included: Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (10. Staffel), Kampfgeschwader 55 (14. Gruppe),  Fern-Aufklärungs-Gruppe 1 (parts only),  Aufklärungs-Gruppe 14 (4. Staffel), Aufklärungs-Gruppe 121 (4. Staffel), Aufklärungs-Gruppe 122 (1. and 4. Staffel).
On 26 January 1945 the airfield was blown up by the Luftwaffe. Soon after it fell to the Red Army during the Battle for Königsberg.


German propaganda oficers shooting material at Gutenfeld, presumably around 1940 (rudnikov.com).


Allied reconnaissance photo of Kraussen, taken 7 August 1944 (forum.kenig.org).

Details of what happened to the airfield after the war remain sketchy. What is certain is that it was pressed into service by the Soviets. As part of the Russification of the area they renamed it Lugovoye airfield (Russian: аэродрома "Луговое"). It was used by the military, but I could not trace by which service. It served as a helicopter field and had its own helicopter regiment until 1974. An abandoned SAM site can also be found north of the dispersals.
It was closed around 1990, but remained largely intact. On the north side of the airfield the Borisov quarry was dug. A car market was established on the west side of the airfield.
The airfields outlines could still be recognised in 2007 aerial photography. Some taxitracks and the logistics site (including its hangars and the control tower) were still present in 2010.


Lugovoye airport in 2007 (Google Earth)


The abandoned control tower in 2010.