Kaunas Airport

Kaunas Airport

Kauno Oro uostas
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Transport and Communications
OperatorSE "Lithuanian Airports"
ServesKaunas, Lithuania
LocationKarmėlava
Opened1988
Hub forRyanair
Elevation AMSL259 ft / 79 m
Coordinates54°57′50″N 24°05′05″E / 54.96389°N 24.08472°E / 54.96389; 24.08472
Websitekaunas-airport.lt
Map
KUN
Location in Lithuania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,250 10,663 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers total1,160,591
Passenger change 18–1914.8%
Aircraft movements total9,888
Movements change 18–194.6%
Cargo (tonnes) total3,196
Cargo change 18–1937.2%
Sources: Kaunas Airport and AZ world airports

Kaunas Airport (Lithuanian: Kauno tarptautinis oro uostas) (IATA: KUN, ICAO: EYKA) is the second-busiest civil airport in Lithuania after Vilnius Airport and the fourth-busiest in the Baltic states. The airport is located in the central part of the country, 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of the Kaunas city centre and 100 km (62 mi) west from the capital Vilnius.