Šilutė Airfield

Šilutė Airfield Šilutės Aerodromas
IATA: none ICAO: EYSI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Šilutė, Lithuania
Elevation AMSL	59 ft / 18 m
Coordinates	55°20′13″N 021°31′50″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 500 1,640 Asphalt concrete 09/27 750 2,460 Grass

Šilutė airfield

Šilutė airfield (ICAO code: EYSI) is a former Lithuanian Air Force airfield located in Western Lithuania, 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Šilutė. It was used for glider pilot training since the 1950s; today it is mainly used by ultralight aircraft and gliders. The airfield has a concrete runway of 500 m (1,600 ft), which is used mainly by radio control modellers, and a grass strip of ~750 m (2,460 ft), which is regularly maintained and used all year round.