Pociūnai Airport , also known as Prienai Airport or Prienai Pociūnai Airport, is an aerodrome

Aerodrome

An aerodrome, airdrome or airfield is a term for any location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo, passengers or neither...

 and a small airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located in Ašminta elderate of Kaunas district municipality

Kaunas district municipality

Kaunas district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. The seat of the municipality is the city of Kaunas. It surrounds the Kaunas city municipality from the north, west and south, while in the east Kaunas district municipality borders Kaišiadorys district municipality...

, Lithuania

Lithuania

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; 38 km south of the 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...

 centre. The airport's infrastructure allows it to handle medium and small sized aircraft, like the Saab 2000

Saab 2000

|-See also:-References:* Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0 7106 1066 1....

, Saab 340

Saab 340

The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio...

 as well as other aircraft.

The co-ordinates of Pociunai airfield are N54°39.3’ E024°03.5’.

Civil Aviation Organizations

• Kaunas Skydiving Club
• AB Sportinė aviacija
• UAB Termikas
• Kaunas Gliding Club (KGC).

Civil Aviation Clubs

In Pociūnai Airport is Kaunas Gliding Club located.

Aeroplane sports department of KGC separated and became an independent aeroplane sports club which was located in Pociūnai as well in 1975. Kaunas ASK started organizing Gliding championships of USSR, international gliding competitions. Pociūnai became the centre of Lithuanian gliding.
Kaunas gliding club home page: http://www.pociunai.lt

External links

• Pociūnai Airport website
• Pociūnai Airport photo gallery
• EU funds spur Baltic hopes. Flight International, 12/04/2005