Vilnius International Airport (IATA: VNO, ICAO: EYVI) (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Vilniaus Oro Uostas) is the largest civil airport in Lithuania. It is located 7km south of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It began operations in 1944, the old terminal was built in 1954. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Not to be confused with Vilnius city municipality. ...

Vilnius International Airport is a state owned company, established by the Lithuanian Ministry of Transportation in 1991. airBaltic had most passengers from the airport in 2006, followed by flyLal, the national airline of Lithuania. It also serves flights of SAS, Lufthansa, Finnair, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines, Czech Airlines, LOT, and some other regional airlines. airBaltic is the Latvian national airline, based in the capital of Latvia, Rīga. ... FlyLAL (also known as Lithuanian Airlines and LAL) is the national airline of Lithuania based in Vilnius. ... Scandinavian Airlines System or SAS is a multi-national airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Scandinavian countries, based in Stockholm, Sweden and owned by SAS AB. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the second largest airline in Europe (after Air France - KLM). ... Finnair is Finlands largest airline and the flag carrier. ... JSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (Russian: ) (MICEX:AFLT RTS:AFLT), or Aeroflot (Russian: ) as the airline is commonly known, is the Russian flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia. ... Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. ... CSA Czech Airlines (in Czech: České aerolinie (abbreviation: ČSA) is the Czech national airline company, and former national carrier of Czechoslovakia based at Ruzyně International Airport, Prague. ... Lot is: Place Specific - A French département, see Lot (département) A French river, a tributary of the Garonne, see Lot River A Belgian town, see Lot, Belgium A Polish Airline, see LOT Polish Airlines Character Specific - A Biblical figure, the nephew of Abraham, see Lot (Biblical) Lot, a...

Lithuanian Airlines (nowadays marketed as flyLal) was established as the major Lithuanian airline following independence in 1991 and inherited the Vilnius-based Aeroflot fleet of Tupolevs, but rapidly replaced these and now has Boeing 737 jets and Saab 2000 turboprops. Air Baltic, the national airline of Latvia and under SAS ownership, opened up a second base at Vilnius to complement their Riga operation and has become the largest carrier at the airport now, using Boeing 737 jets and Fokker F50 turboprops. The third carrier with a base here is Aurela Airlines with two Boeing 737 jets, who specialise in holiday charter flights to the Black Sea and Mediterranean resorts.

Vilnius International Airport is a fast growing airport that receives over one million passengers per year (1.451.000 in 2006). It is the largest of the four major airports in Lithuania: Kaunas International Airport (also known as Karmėlava Airport) in Kaunas, Šiauliai International Airport in Šiauliai (also known as Zokniai Airport, formerly one of the largest military airports in Europe, now services NATO and freight flights), and Palanga International Airport in Palanga. Kaunas International Airport (IATA: KUN), or Kauno Oro Uostas, is located just outside the city of Kaunas, Lithuania in the suburb of KarmÄ—lava, 15 km northeast of the city centre. ... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Kaunas County Municipality Geographic coordinate system Number of elderates 11 General Information Capital of Kaunas County Kaunas city municipality Kaunas district municipality Population 361,274 in 2005 (2nd) First mentioned 1361 Granted city rights 1408 Kaunas ( (help· info), approximate English transcription [ˈkəʊ.nÉ™s... Å iauliai International Airport (also given as Zokniai Airport, Lithuanian: ) (IATA: SQQ, ICAO: EYSA) is is located 7 km southeast of Å iauliai city, in northern Lithuania. ... Location Ethnographic region Samogitia County Å iauliai County Municipality Å iauliai city municipality Elderate Number of elderates 2 Coordinates General information Capital of Å iauliai County Å iauliai city municipality Å iauliai district municipality Population (rank) 129,075 in 2005 (4th) First mentioned 1236 Granted city rights 1589 Å iauliai ( (help· info), approximate English transcription: , is... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... This article is about the military alliance. ... Palanga International Airport (IATA Airport Code: PLQ) Palanga International Airport is a small regional airport located in the west part of Lithuania, near the Baltic Sea. ... Location Ethnographic region Samogitia County KlaipÄ—da County Municipality Palanga city municipality Elderate Number of elderates Coordinates General information Capital of Palanga city municipality Population (rank) 17,623 in 2001 (21st) First mentioned 1253 Granted city rights 1791 Gintaras Amber Museum in Palanga. ...

Airlines and destinations

• Aer Lingus (Dublin)
• airBaltic (Barcelona, Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Chisinau, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Helsinki, London-Gatwick, Malaga (seasonal), Milan-Malpensa, Munich, Oslo, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino, Stockholm-Arlanda, Tallinn, Zürich)
• Austrian Airlines
  • operated by Austrian Arrows (Vienna)
• Czech Airlines (Prague)
• El Al (Tel Aviv(seasonal))
• Estonian Air
  • operated by Estonian Air Regional (Tallinn)
• Finnair (Helsinki)
• flyLAL (Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Innsbruck [starts December 30, 2007], Istanbul-Atatürk, Kiev-Boryspil, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted (seasonal), Lyon [starts Deecmber 29, 2007], Malaga, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich [starts February 09, 2008], Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumcino, Tallinn)
• LOT Polish Airlines
  • operated by Eurolot (Warsaw)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
  • Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine (Frankfurt)
• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo)

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• Air Malta (Malta)
• Aurela
• Aviavilsa
• flyLAL
• Hemus Air (Varna)
• Karthago Airlines (Monastir)

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Building

The airport is notable for its 1950s arrivals terminal building. It is a standard Soviet airport terminal design, originally intended for an airport with up to 20 aircraft movements per day. On the outside, it is decorated with sculptures of soldiers, workers and aviators, while inside walls and ceilings feature wreaths, bay leaves and stars, typical decor for Soviet public buildings of early post-war years.

The arrivals building has been modified to some extent (e.g., high front entrance stairs have been fitted with trolley ramp), but it is widely criticized as one of the most cramped and dark terminals in any capital city of Europe. Immigration hall, comfortably holding only about 40 people, is unsuitable for passenger load of most modern airliners serving Vilnius, which results in people queing on stairs and in corridors. Baggage hall is fitted with two small baggage carousels intended for aircraft seating no more than 100 passengers; the frequency of flights results each of them sometimes has to carry load of baggage from up to three aircraft.

The very substantial new terminal building, some three times the size of the existing one, which it will be integrated with, was well on the way to completion in mid-2007 and opened in October 2007.

External links

• Vilnius International Airport
• World Aero Data airport information for EYVI