Kazlų Rūda | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Soviet Air Forces, Lithuanian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Kazlų Rūda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 243 ft / 74 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°48′24″N 023°31′54″E / 54.80667°N 23.53167°E | ||||||||||
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  EYKR Location of the airport in Lithuania | |||||||||||
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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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