Vilnius International Airport, VNO

Vilnius International Airport – Vilnius, Lithuania (IATA: VNO, ICAO: EYVI) (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Vilniaus Oro Uostas) is the largest civil airport in Lithuania. It is located 7km south of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It began operations in 1944, the old terminal was built in 1954.

Vilnius International Airport is a state owned company, established by the Lithuanian Ministry of Transportation in 1991. airBaltic had most passengers from the airport in 2006, followed by flyLal, the national airline of Lithuania. It also serves flights of SAS, Lufthansa, Finnair, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines, Czech Airlines, LOT, and some other regional airlines.

Vilnius International Airport is a fast growing airport that receives over one million passengers per year (1.451.000 in 2006).

Airlines and destinations

Aer Lingus (Dublin [starts May 29th, 2007])
airBaltic (Barcelona [starts April 28th, 2007], Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Helsinki, London-Gatwick, Malaga [starts April 26th, 2007], Milan-Malpensa [starts April 26th, 2007], Munich, Oslo, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino [starts April 26th, 2007], Stockholm-Arlanda, Tallinn, Zürich [starts April 27th, 2007])
Austrian Airlines
operated by Austrian Arrows (Vienna)
Czech Airlines (Prague)
Finnair
operated by Aero Airlines (Helsinki)
flyLAL (Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Istanbul-Atatürk, Hamburg, Hanover [starts May 19th, 2007], Kiev-Boryspil, London-Gatwick, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Palanga [seasonal], Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Tallinn)
LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
Lufthansa
Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine (Frankfurt)
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo)

Charter flights:

Aurela
Aviavilsa

Cargo Facilities

Capacity 25,000tonnes (55,115,000lbs), Warehouse 2,360m² (25,402sq ft), 1x 747 Freighter Dock, Bonded Warehouse, Transit Zone, Free Port/Foreign Trade Zone, Aircraft Maintenance, Mechanical Handling, Heated Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Animal Quarantine, Health Officials, X-Ray Equipment, Security for Valuables, Dangerous Goods, Radioactive Goods, Express/Courier Centre

Customs

Tel: +370 5 213 6622
Fax: +370 5 233 0317
Op. Hours: 24 hours
Head of Customs Post: Mr Adolfas Zapkus
Cargo Handling Agents: LAL Cargo Terminal, Litcargus

Passenger Facilities

Annual Capacity 1,500,000, 16 check-in desks, 2 gates, 2 airbridges, 2 baggage claim belts, 292 short term parking spaces, 325 long term parking spaces, 2 Airport Hotels, Min. Connection Times Intl-Intl: 30mins, Bureau de Change, Auto Exchange Machine, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Newsagent/Tobacconist, Gift Shop, Travel Agent, Tourist Help Desk, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid, Baby/Parent Room, Disabled Access/Facilities, Business Centre

Additional Information

Vilnius Airport is the central airport in Lithuania. The airport covers 320 ha. For the convenience of passengers there have been 3 car parks built at the airport. Expanded passenger arrivals.

Summary

Airport Code : VNO
Airport Name : Vilnius
Runway Length : 8202 ft.
Runway Elevation : 623 ft.

City : Vilnius
Country : Lithuania
Country Abbrev. : LT
World Area Code : 452
GMT Offset : +2.0

Telephone : +370 5 273 9318, +370 5 273 9326
Fax : +370 5 232 9122
Email : airport@vno.lt
Website : www.vilnius-airport.lt