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'''Kedainiai''' {{Airport codes||EYKD}}, also spelled '''Kedaynyay''',<ref>[http://www.russianairfields.com/airfield/Kedainiai.htm Soviet Air Base Survey]</ref> is an airport in [[Lithuania]] located 45 km north of [[Kaunas]]. It has 28 large pads. Aeronautical sources list it as "civilian", so its military use has been retired. |
'''Kedainiai''' {{Airport codes||EYKD}}, also spelled '''Kedaynyay''',<ref>[http://www.russianairfields.com/airfield/Kedainiai.htm Soviet Air Base Survey]</ref> is an airport in [[Lithuania]] located 45 km north of [[Kaunas]]. It has 28 large pads. Aeronautical sources list it as "civilian", so its military use has been retired. |
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The airport was built during the period of [[USSR]] control during [[World War II]]. |
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The airport was built in the [[USSR]] during [[World War II]]. During the [[Cold War]] it was home to 128 Gv VTAP (128th Guards Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying [[Il-76]] and [[An-12]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web| title = 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK | publisher = Brinkster.com | url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm }}</ref> It was the base for 600 VTAP (600th Military Transport Aviation Regiment) also flying [[Il-76]] and [[An-12]], until 1992 when the unit was relocated to [[Shadrinsk]].<ref>{{cite web| title = 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK | publisher = Brinkster.com | url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm }}</ref> |
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It was the base for 600 VTAP (600th Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying [[Il-76]] and [[An-12]] from 1955, until 1992 when the unit was relocated to [[Shadrinsk]].<ref>{{cite web| title = 37 Vozdushnaya Armiya VGK | publisher = Brinkster.com | url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sssr-89-91/vvs/add.htm }} and http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/tap/600vtap.htm</ref> While in Lithunania the regiment was under command of the 3rd Guards, 12th, and 18th Military Transport Aviation Divisions. |
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==Former uses== |
==Former uses== |
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Kėdainiai Airport Kėdainių aerodromas | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Lithuanian government | ||||||||||
| Location | Kėdainiai | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 171 ft / 52 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°18′42″N 023°57′12″E / 55.31167°N 23.95333°E | ||||||||||
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Kedainiai (ICAO: EYKD), also spelled Kedaynyay,[1] is an airport in Lithuania located 45 km north of Kaunas. It has 28 large pads. Aeronautical sources list it as "civilian", so its military use has been retired.
The airport was built during the period of USSR control during World War II.
It was the base for 600 VTAP (600th Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Il-76 and An-12 from 1955, until 1992 when the unit was relocated to Shadrinsk.[2] While in Lithunania the regiment was under command of the 3rd Guards, 12th, and 18th Military Transport Aviation Divisions.
Former uses
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