Kazlų Rūda | |||
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IATA: none – ICAO: EYKR | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Military | ||
Location | Kazlų Rūda | ||
Elevation AMSL | 243 ft / 74 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
7,300 | 2,225 | Concrete |
Kazlų Rūda (Lithuanian: Kazlų Rūdos aerodromas) is an air strip in Lithuania located 5 km northeast of Kazlų Rūda. It was built during the Soviet times for military purposes and officially opened in 1977. It had a secret underground facility that became publicly known only in 1993 when last Soviet soldiers left the compound. Today it is abandoned.