| Siauliai International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: - ICAO: EYSA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | public/military | ||
| Serves | Siauliai | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 443 ft (135 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 11483 | 3500 | Asphalt |
Šiauliai International Airport (also given as Zokniai Airport, Lithuanian: Zoknių oro uostas) (IATA: SQQ, ICAO: EYSA) is located 7 km southeast of Šiauliai city, in northern Lithuania. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Šiauliai ( ʃoʊˈleı Samogitian: Šiaulē, Latvian: Saule (historic and Šauļi (modern German: Schaulen 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 A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognised as one of the official languages of the European Union. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Šiauliai ( ʃoʊˈleı Samogitian: Šiaulē, Latvian: Saule (historic and Šauļi (modern German: Schaulen Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the It covers the area of 471 hectares.
The airport was one of the largest military airports in the former Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 In 1955 it was only one of 6 Soviet bases capable of handling the new Myasishchev M-4 bomber. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout It was home to 53 APIB (53rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying MiG-23 aircraft with the ML, MLD, and UB variants [1] and the MiG-27. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout It was home to 196 VTAP (196th Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Il-76 aircraft [2]. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout It served 117 OAP (117th Independent Aviation Regiment) flying An-12PPS aircraft [3]. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Tupolev Tu-126 was based here during the 1960s or 1970s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.
Siauliai now appears to be the home of the NATO Baltic Air Policing forward deployment providing airspace security to the three new Baltic members of NATO. The North Atlantic Treaty The Baltic air-policing mission is a NATO air defence Quick Reaction Alert (QRA in order to guard the airspace over the three Baltic states
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References
- ^ Gordon, Yefim (2005). MiG-23/27 Flogger: Soviet Swing-Wing Fighter/Strike Aircraft. Midland. 185780211X.
- ^ 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK. Brinkster. com.
- ^ 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK. Brinkster. com.
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