Klaipėda Airfield (, formerly also ) is a privately run
aerodrome
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with a focus on sports aviation and charter services. It is located east of
Klaipėda
Klaipėda ( ; ) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the List of cities in Lithuania, third-largest city in Lithuania, the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, fifth-largest city in the Baltic States, and the capi ...
[ in the western part of ]Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
, near the A1/ E85 highway.
The field has two runways, parallel and adjacent: one with an asphalt concrete
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pavement measuring 500 x 21 metres, the other a grass
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surface measuring 590 x 42 metres.[
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
Palanga International Airport ( ) is a regional international airport located near the resort town Palanga at the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest airport in Lithuania and focuses on short and mid-range routes to European destinations. It ser ...
, located north of the city.
See also
* List of airports in Lithuania
This is a list of airports in Lithuania, grouped by type and sorted by location.
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Airports
See also
* Transport in Lithuania
* List of airports by ICAO code: E#EY - Lithuania
* Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destinatio ...
* List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
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The list also includes yearly statistics for the busiest metropolitan airport systems and ...
References
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Airports in Lithuania
Buildings and structures in Klaipėda County
Organizations based in Klaipėda
Transport in Klaipėda