Kedainiai , also spelled Kedaynyay, is an airport in Lithuania

Lithuania

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 located 45 km north of Kaunas

Kaunas

Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...

. It has 28 large pads. Aeronautical sources list it as "civilian", so its military use has been retired.

The airport was built during the period of USSR control during World War II

World War II

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It was the base for 600 VTAP (600th Military Transport Aviation Regiment) flying Il-76 and An-12 from September 1958, until 1992 when the unit was relocated to Shadrinsk

Shadrinsk

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, Kurgan Oblast

Kurgan Oblast

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. While in Lithunania the regiment was under command of the 3rd Guards, 12th, and 18th (4.66 - 1998) Military Transport Aviation Divisions.