Šilutė Airfield

Šilutė airfield is a former Lithuanian Air Force airfield located in Western Lithuania, 5 km east of . It was used for glider pilot training since the 1950s; today it is mainly used by ultralight aircraft and gliders.
Wikipedia
Photo: Pegasas, Public domain.
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Šilutė airfield”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Macikai POW and GULAG Camps and Macikų dvaro sodyba.

Museum
Photo: Žiedas, Public domain.
is location of the German, later Soviet prisoner-of-war camp and the Soviet GULAG forced labor camp located near the village of in German-occupied Lithuania and later, the Lithuanian SSR.

Manor estate
Photo: Manorku, GFDL.
is a manor estate.

Railway station
Photo: Pegasas, Public domain.
is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armalėnai and Verdainė.

Village
Photo: Pegasas, Public domain.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Žiedas, Public domain.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Žiedas, Public domain.
is a village in , Lithuania, 2 km east of Šilute. The village is within the Lithuanian Coastal Lowlands. The Šyša river flows around along its northwestern and northeastern edges.

Šilutė Airfield

Latitude
55.3369° or 55° 20′ 13″ north
Longitude
21.5306° or 21° 31′ 50″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Operator
Šilutės aeroklubas
Open location code
9G738GPJ+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042034714
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
594657
Wiki­data ID
Q12679895
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Satellite Map

Discover Šilutė Airfield from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Šilutė Airfield” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Silute (tugpahanan)”
  • Cebuano: “Silute”
  • French: “aérodrome de Šilutė”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Šilutė”
  • Japanese: “シルテ飛行場”
  • Lithuanian: “Šilutės aerodromas”
  • Lithuanian: “Šilutės Aerodromas”
  • Lithuanian: “Šilutės oro uostas”
  • Russian: “Шилутский аэродром”
  • Swedish: “Silute (flygplats)”
  • Swedish: “Silute”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kirlikai and Mažiai.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zudermano muziejus and Verdainė bridge.

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