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If you are interested to collect complete details on the different airports in Lithuania, Europe, then this is the right place for you. There are several airports in Lithuania that includes both international and domestic airports. There are four international airports in Lithuania, they are: Kaunas International Airport in Kaunas, Siauliai International Airport in Siauliai, Palanga International Airport in Palanga, and Vilnius International Airport in Vilnius. There are about 34 domestic airports in Lithuania that transports passengers from one part of the country to another. Some domestic Lithuanian airports are: Akmene Airport, Barysiai Airport, Paluknys Airport, Nida Airport, Rojunai Airport, Telsiai Airport, Utena Airport, Zekiskes Airport, etc. We are going to offer you detailed information on the international airports of Lithuania.
The Kaunas International Airport serving Kaunas in Lithuania ranks as the second busiest civil airport in the country after Vilnius International Airport. The main purpose of this airport is to serve both international passengers and cargo flights. The airport is located in Karmelava, which is 9 miles northeast of Kaunas center. In the year 2006, the Kaunas International Airport served more than 250,000 passengers, which is three times more than its 2005 operations. The low-cost Ryanair airline utilizes this airport as its destination in Lithuania, and also is the main operator in the Kaunas International Airport. The Ryanair airline flies in between the following destinations: Dublin, Frankfurt-Hahn, Glasgow-Prestwick, Liverpool, London-Stansted, and Shannon. In the year 1988, the Kaunas International Airport started its operations when all the airport activities were taken from Aleksotas Airport.
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The Palanga International Airport is located in Lithuania's western part near the Baltic Sea. The airport offer services for mid-range routes that are operated by aircraft such as Boring 737, CRJ-200, Saab 2000, Jetstream-32, Saab 340, Yak-42, ATR 42, and similar other flights. From 1993, the number of passengers traveling through this airport started increasing every year. Siauliai International Airport is situated 7 km southeast of the Siauliai city. The airport covers a total area of 471 hectares. This airport was one amongst the largest military airports in the former Soviet Union.
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In the year 1955, the airport was the only surviving Soviet bases amongst the 6 bases that handled the new Myasishchev M-4 bomber. Today, Siauliai is home to the NATO Baltic Air Policing that provides airspace security to the three new NATO Baltic members. The Vilnius International Airport ranks as the largest Lithuania civil airport. This airport is a state owned company that was established in 1991 by the Lithuanian Ministry of Transportation.
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