Tangentially related: after Izhma Airfield (in Komi Republic, Russia) was closed to fixed-wing aircraft, its supervisor still continued to do maintenance on the

Tangentially related: after Izhma Airfield (in Komi Republic, Russia) was closed to fixed-wing aircraft, its supervisor still continued to do maintenance on the airstrip, even through it was no longer needed. Then, 7 years later, an airliner lost power in that area, and the pilots were surprised to find a perfectly functional runway. The plane landed with no injuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alrosa_Flight_514 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alrosa_Flight_514