S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport
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S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno aerodromas |
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IATA: none – ICAO: EYKS | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Serves | Kaunas, Lithuania | ||
Location | Aleksotas | ||
Elevation AMSL | 246 ft / 75 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
m | ft | ||
09R/27L | 1,130 | 3,707 | Asphalt |
S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport (S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno aerodromas) (ICAO: EYKS), also known as Aleksotas Airport (Aleksoto aerodromas), is a small airport located in Aleksotas, close to the Europa Avenue, only 3 kilometres away from the Kaunas city centre in Lithuania.
S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport was an international airport in Kaunas. It is the oldest functioning airport in Lithuania, established in 1915, making it one of the oldest airports in Europe.
[edit] See also
- Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas.
- Technopolis, Science and Technologies Park in Aleksotas.
[edit] External links, sources
- S. Darius and S. Girėnas Aviation Club in Aleksotas
- Airport information for EYKS at World Aero Data
- Airport information for EYKS at Great Circle Mapper