Klaipėda Airfield

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55°42′43″N 021°14′34″E / 55.71194°N 21.24278°E / 55.71194; 21.24278

Airport
  • IATA: none
  • ICAO: EYKL
SummaryAirport typePublicOperatorUAB "Klaipėdos aerouostas"ServesKlaipėda, LithuaniaElevation AMSL59 ft / 18 mWebsitewww.AirKlaipėda.ltRunways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 500 1,640 Asphalt
06/24 590 1,935 Grass
Sources: Airport,[1] CAA Lithuania[2]

Klaipėda Airfield (ICAO: EYKL, formerly also IATA: KLJ) is a privately run aerodrome with a focus on sports aviation and charter services. It is located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) east of Klaipėda[2] in the western part of Lithuania, near the A1/E85 highway.

The field has two runways, parallel and adjacent: one with an asphalt concrete pavement measuring 500 x 21 metres, the other a grass surface measuring 590 x 42 metres.[2]

On the North side of the field is a VOR radio navigation beacon.

Scheduled commercial air service for the Klaipėda region is provided at Palanga International Airport, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of the city.

See also

References

  1. ^ Klaipėda Airport (official site) Archived 2007-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c List of aerodromes, Civil Aviation Administration of Lithuania Archived 2007-10-13 at the Wayback Machine