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

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.

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

Aircraft Manufacturers:
Lithuanian Aircraft
Anbo
Avia Baltika
Dobkevicius
Karo
Kensgaila
LAK
Vilnius

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Airports in Lithuania

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing - to be added.

Aviation Museums:
Lietuvos Aviacijos Muziejus

Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
Magazines Guide

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Lithuanian Aviation Bibliography - to be added

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:
Anabaras - Aerobatics in Lithuania

Vytautus Lapenas Flight School

Termikas Ltd

Aeroclub of Lithuania

Ministry of National Defence