Kazlų Rūda airbase

Infobox Airport
name = Kazlų Rūda
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ICAO = EYKR
type = Military
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location = Kazlų Rūda
elevation-f = 243
elevation-m = 74
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r1-surface = Concrete
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Kazlų Rūda ( _lt. 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.

External links

* [http://ginklai.net/tunelis/fortification/KazluR/ Photos and articles in Lithuania]