Lithuania

Country Profile


Contents

  1. Key Facts
  2. The Country
    1. Geography
    2. National History
    3. Further National Information
  3. Aviation
  4. Markings
    1. Civil Aircraft Registrations
  5. Aircraft Operators
    1. Military Air Arms
    2. Central Government Agencies
    3. Public Service Aviation
    4. Commercial Aviation
    5. Private Aviation
  6. Industry
    1. Aircraft Manufacturers
    2. Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
  7. Airfields
    1. Civil Airports & Airfields
    2. Military Air Bases & Airfields
  8. On Show
    1. Aviation Museums
    2. Airshow Dates
  9. More Information
    1. Aviation-Related Magazines
    2. Aviation Bibliography
    3. Web Links
 


[Lithuanian Flag]

Republic of Lithuania

(Lietuvos Respublika)

Key Facts

Date of Independence: 11 March 1990
Total Area Ranking: 122nd in the World
Population Size Ranking: 135th in the World
GDP Ranking: 83rd in the World

The Country

Geography

Lithuania is located in northern Europe, on the eastern side of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south east, and Poland and the Kaliningrad area of Russia to the south west. To the west lies the Baltic Sea. The terrain is mostly flat, with only a few areas near the eastern border higher than 200 m (656 ft) above sea level. There are many lakes, moors and bogs but plenty of fertile soil has resulted in a large agricultural industry. The total land area is 65,200 sq km (25,174 sq miles).
The Population of 3.7 million (2000 figure) comprises 80% of Lithuanian origin, 9% Russian, 7% Polish, 2% Belorussian and 2% other ethnic groups. The capital city is Vilnius.

National History

Summary Narrative History

Timeline – Key Dates in Lithuanian History

Further National Information

BBC News Profile: Lithuania
Yahoo Lithuania page
wikipedia: Lithuania
wikipedia: History of Lithuania

Aviation

Text to be added on the development of aviation in Lithuania.

Markings

Civil Aircraft Registrations

Lithuanian civil aircraft were registered in the series Z-LAAA onwards 1919-1929 and LY-AAA onwards 1929-1939, although the prefix RY- seems to have been used on occasion. The LY-xxx series was reintroduced in 1991.

An incomplete all-time Lithuanian civil aircraft register listing is here.

Aircraft Operators

Military Air Arms

Current military air arms-
Air Force (Karinés Oro Pajégos)

Historical military air arms-
Army Aviation (Karo Aviacijos) [1918-1940]
National Guard (Sauliai Sajungos Aviacija) [1938-1940]

Central Government Agencies

Border Guard (VSAT)
National Guard (KASPAR)

Public Service Aviation

Medical Aviation – no information
Police – no aviation branch

Commercial Aviation

Air Lithuania [1991-2005]
FlyLAL

wikipedia: Airlines of Lithuania
The World’s Airlines: Lithuania

Private Aviation

To be added

Industry

Aircraft Manufacturers

Lithuanian Aircraft
Anbo
Avia Baltika
Dobkevicius
Karo
Kensgaila
LAK
Vilnius

Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots

None known.

Airfields

Civil Airports & Airfields

Airports in Lithuania

Military Air Bases & Airfields

Military Air Bases Listing – to be added.

On Show

Aviation Museums

Lietuvos Aviacijos Muziejus

Airshow Dates

Key Airshow Dates

More Information

Aviation-Related Magazines

Magazines Guide for Lithuania

Aviation Bibliography

Lithuanian Aviation Bibliography – to be added

Web Links

Anabaras – Aerobatics in Lithuania

Vytautus Lapenas Flight School

Termikas Ltd

Aeroclub of Lithuania

Ministry of National Defence

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categories Countries, Start | | Posted datetime 1 May 2011 7:51 am | Last Updated 1 May 2011 7:51 am |

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