Šilutė Airfield | |
Nativename: | Šilutės Aerodromas |
Icao: | EYSI |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Šilutė, Lithuania |
Elevation-F: | 59 |
Elevation-M: | 18 |
Coordinates: | 55.3369°N 21.5306°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 09/27 |
R1-Length-M: | 500 |
R1-Length-F: | 1640 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt concrete |
R2-Number: | 09/27 |
R2-Length-M: | 750 |
R2-Length-F: | 2460 |
R2-Surface: | Grass |
Šilutė airfield (ICAO code: EYSI) is a former Lithuanian Air Force airfield located in Western Lithuania, 5km (03miles) east of Šilutė. It was used for glider pilot training since the 1950s; today it is mainly used by ultralight aircraft and gliders. The airfield has a concrete runway of 500m (1,600feet), which is used mainly by radio control modellers, and a grass strip of ~750m (2,460feet), which is regularly maintained and used all year round.