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Vaiņode Air Base

Vaiņode is a former USSR air base in , located 31 kilometres south of . It was abandoned in 1993. It is only 4 kilometres from the border with .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: former USSR air base
  • Also known as: “EVFA”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vaiņode and Vižančiai.

Village
Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.
is a in Parish, in the region of . The village developed around a railway station after 1871 between and .

Village
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km south of Vaiņode Air Base.

Village
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km east of Vaiņode Air Base.

Vaiņode Air Base

Latitude
56.40654° or 56° 24′ 24″ north
Longitude
21.88693° or 21° 53′ 13″ east
Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)
ICAO airport code
EVFA
Open location code
9G83CV4P+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9207762955
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
454603
Wiki­data ID
Q8214589
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Vaiņode Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Vainode”
  • Indonesian: “EVFA”
  • Japanese: “ヴァイニョデ空軍基地”
  • Latvian: “Vaiņode”
  • Latvian: “Vaiņodes lidlauks”
  • Latvian: “Vaiņodes Lidlauks”
  • Lithuanian: “Vainiaudos oro bazė”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی واینود”
  • Polish: “Baza lotnicza Vainode”
  • Polish: “Baza lotnicza Vaiņode”
  • Swedish: “Vaiņode flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Vainode”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ воинуд”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Вайноуд”

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