Nida Airport
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Nida Airport is a small regional airport
, opened in 1967, located in Nida, in the western part of Lithuania
, near the Baltic Sea
and Klaipėda
. It was one of the first airports in western Lithuania.
The airport's infrastructure
allows it to handle medium and small sized aircraft, like the Saab 2000
, Saab 340
as well as other aircraft.
In 1998-2006 the runway surface, apron and taxiways were renovated (5 million LTL
from the Government of the Republic of Lithuania). However, works are not finished yet, vicinity falls short of standards and aerodrome is closed for all traffic, except helicopters.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
, opened in 1967, located in Nida, in the western part of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, near the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
and Klaipėda
Klaipeda
Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County....
. It was one of the first airports in western Lithuania.
The airport's infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
allows it to handle medium and small sized aircraft, like the Saab 2000
Saab 2000
|-See also:-References:* Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0 7106 1066 1....
, Saab 340
Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio...
as well as other aircraft.
In 1998-2006 the runway surface, apron and taxiways were renovated (5 million LTL
Lithuanian litas
The Lithuanian litas is the currency of Lithuania. It is divided into 100 centų...
from the Government of the Republic of Lithuania). However, works are not finished yet, vicinity falls short of standards and aerodrome is closed for all traffic, except helicopters.
Destinations
- Airline:
- Nida-VilniusVilniusVilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
-Nida (1970–1975), - Nida-PalangaPalangaPalanga and beautiful sand dunes. Officially Palanga has the status of a city municipality and includes Šventoji, Nemirseta, Būtingė and other settlements, which are considered as part of the city of Palanga.-Legend:...
-Nida (1970–1975), - Nida-KaunasKaunasKaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
-Nida (1970–1975),
- Nida-Vilnius
- Charter flights.