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Aug 23, 2010 (newstodate): In Russia, civil aviation is crucial to everyday life in a large part of the country where sparsely populated local communities live widely scattered and at a long distance from larger cities.
Anyhow, the structure of small local airport is rapidly deteriorating as in the case of the Magadan area that has lost four-fifth of its earlier 60 airfields.
For the small airports and civil aviation in these areas to survice, state subsidies are sorely needed, and experts point to the need for a doubling of the funds allocated.
At today's small local and regional airports in the 19 regions where air transportation is decisive for survival, the average age of the infrastructure is now 30 years.
Anyhow, the structure of small local airport is rapidly deteriorating as in the case of the Magadan area that has lost four-fifth of its earlier 60 airfields.
For the small airports and civil aviation in these areas to survice, state subsidies are sorely needed, and experts point to the need for a doubling of the funds allocated.
At today's small local and regional airports in the 19 regions where air transportation is decisive for survival, the average age of the infrastructure is now 30 years.