Kazlų Rūda Air Base Explained

Kazlų Rūda
Icao:EYKR
Type:Military
Owner:Soviet Air Forces, Lithuanian Air Force
Location:Kazlų Rūda
Elevation-F:243
Elevation-M:74
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Lithuania
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R1-Length-M:2225
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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.

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