Panevėžys Air Base

Airport in Panevėžys

Panevėžys

* IATA: PNV
* ICAO: EYPP

Summary
Airport type| Military
Operator| unknown
Location| Panevėžys
Elevation AMSL| 197 ft / 60 m
Coordinates| 55°43′48″N 024°27′36″E﻿ / ﻿55.73000°N 24.46000°E﻿ / 55.73000; 24.46000
Map

EYPP

Location of the airport in Lithuania

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
13/31  | 6,562  | 2,000  | Concrete

Panevėžys Air Base (also known as Pajuostis, and Tulpė) (IATA: PNV, ICAO: EYPP) is an air base in Lithuania located 6 km east of Panevėžys. It is a transport base, with a very large ring taxiway 2 km in diameter. There are 32 large revetments.

The main operator was 128th Guards Military Aviation Transport Regiment (128 Gv VTAP), Military Transport Aviation, flying Antonov An-22 and Il-76 aircraft.[1] It received USSR's first Il-76M on August 27, 1977.[citation needed] The 128 Gv VTAP relocated in 1992 to Orenburg.

Pajuostis airfield was operated as Lithuanian Air Force Second Air Base in 1993 - 2007. During 1993-2000 it hosted two squadrons - Fighters' Sqn. and Transport Sqn. During 2000-2007 it hosted Helicopters' Sqn.

In 2007, the Lithuanian Armed Forces ceased using the airfield.

## References

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1. ^ "128th Guards Military Transport Aviation Regiment".

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