Panevėžys Air Base

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.

AirporttypeMilitary

Operatorunknown

LocationPanevėžys

ElevationAMSL197 ft (60 m)

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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
Maps
EYPP Location of the airport in Lithuania
Interactive map of Panevėžys
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 6,562 2,000 Concrete

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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.