Viļāni

56°35'36"N 026°56'38"E

runway: 15/33 - 400x20m - asphalt

Viļāni air field is an abandoned airfield 177 kilometers east of Riga, Latvia.
The airfield was built by the Soviet Union in the 1975-1985 timeframe. It was used for agricultural activities by state-run Aeroflot. It consisted of a small runway, three taxiways and a medium sized platforms to the northeast of the runway.


No photos of the airfield while in use have been located

Latvian Aviation had a page on the airfield, listing the airfields condition as 'average'. It described it as having a 'fairly good runway surface; however there were some bushes along the runway and trees close to both ends of the runway'. At the platform a hangar like structure schielded the platform from a local road. 
In 2014 MyAirfields described the airfield as "unusable", but that it had a fairly good runway surface. Agricultural staff is being put on the runway, so it is unusable most of the time. There are some bushes along the runway and trees close to both ends of the runway.
The airfield is uncertified, which means it is officially closed to all traffic.


Undated and grainy aerial photo of Viļāni airfield (Google Earth)


2010 aerial photo of Viļāni airfield, where two large white areas have appeared (Google Earth).


2011 aerial photo of Viļāni airfield. More white areas have appeared at the airfield. Does anyone know what they are? (Google Earth)