EYKR
Kazlų Rūda Air Base
VFR
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Name
Kazlų Rūda Air Base
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ICAO
EYKR
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:47 am (EET)
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Municipality
Kazlų Rūda
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Coordinates
54° 48′ 20″ N 23° 31′ 59″ E
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Elevation
243 ft (74 m MSL)
About Kazlų Rūda Air Base
Kazlų Rūda Air Base (Lithuanian: Kazlų Rūdos aerodromas) is an air strip in Lithuania located 5 km northeast of Kazlų Rūda. It was built during the Soviet times for military purposes and officially opened in 1977. It had a secret underground facility that became publicly known only in 1993 when last Soviet soldiers left the compound. Today it is abandoned.