| Panevezhis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PNV – ICAO: EYPP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | unknown | ||
| Location | Panevėžys | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 197 ft / 60 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 6,562 | 2,000 | Concrete |
Panevėžys Air Base (also known as Pajuostis, and Tulpė) (IATA: PNV, ICAO: EYPP) is an air base in Lithuania located 6 km east of Panevėžys. It is a transport base, with a very large ring taxiway 2 km in diameter. There are 32 large revetments.
The main operator was 128th Guards Military Aviation Transport Regiment (128 Gv VTAP), Military Transport Aviation, flying An-22 and Il-76 aircraft.[1] It received USSR's first Il-76M on August 27, 1977. The 128 Gv VTAP relocated in 1992 to Orenburg.