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Šilutė Airfield

Coordinates: 55°20′13″N 21°31′50″E / 55.33694°N 21.53056°E / 55.33694; 21.53056
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Šilutė Airfield

Šilutės Aerodromas
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesŠilutė, Lithuania
Elevation AMSL59 ft / 18 m
Coordinates55°20′13″N 021°31′50″E / 55.33694°N 21.53056°E / 55.33694; 21.53056
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 500 1,640 Asphalt concrete
09/27 750 2,460 Grass
Šilutė airfield

Šilutė airfield (ICAO code: EYSI) is a former Lithuanian Air Force airfield located in Western Lithuania, 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Šilutė. It was used for glider pilot training since the 1950s; today it is mainly used by ultralight aircraft and gliders. The airfield has a concrete runway of 500 m (1,600 ft), which is used mainly by radio control modellers, and a grass strip of ~750 m (2,460 ft), which is regularly maintained and used all year round.

55°20′13″N 21°31′50″E / 55.33694°N 21.53056°E / 55.33694; 21.53056