Šiauliai Air Base
Šiauliai International Airport Šiaulių tarptautinis oro uostas | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Lithuanian Armed Forces | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Lithuanian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Šiauliai, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
| In use | 1931 - present | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 135 m / 443 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°53′38″N 023°23′41″E / 55.89389°N 23.39472°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | siauliai-airport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Šiauliai Air Base is a major military facility of the Lithuanian Air Force and one of the air bases of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission. Šiauliai International Airport (IATA: SQQ, ICAO: EYSA) operates within the base as a civilian airport. The joint-use airport is also known by its historic name of Zokniai aerodrome (Lithuanian: Zoknių aerodromas) and is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of the city of Šiauliai in northern Lithuania.