Vilnius International Airport

Continent: Europe

Country: Lithuania

Vilnius International Airport
Location	Vilnius, Lithuania
IATA code	VNO
ICAO code	EYVI
Airport type	Commercial
Website	http://www.vilnius-airport.lt
Overview map	Google Maps
Communications
Tower	118.205
Ground
Clearance
Approach	120.705
ATIS	125.805

Vilnius International Airport is Lithuania's primary international airport. The airport is identified as one of the fastest growing airports in the small airport category in Europe.

There are 500 regular flights per week in the winter and 550 regular flights per week in the summer, the rest being charter flights. The airport served around 40 thousand flights in 2013, with 2.7 million passengers.

The (roughly) north-south runway is 2,515 kilometres long and 50 meters wide, equipped with signal lights system, ILS CAT II is available.

The airport is built on a plateau in the 7 kilometres south of Vilnius. Some several West- and North- bound planes fly over the city center after lift-off or just before landing, offering splendid views to passengers but little plane detail to spotters.

Official Spotting Locations

Outdoor Observation Deck

The first official observation deck is located along the west fence, 15 minutes south of the main terminal and features a few covered benches and a lifted platform. The view to the east is aligned with taxiway Echo and is facing the runway, making it suitable for all wind directions. It opened in December 2019.

See Google Maps location.

Other Spotting Locations

Rwy 02 threshold

Located near the ILS system just behind the fence. At this spot airplanes fly directly overhead at about 200ft in altitude before landing on runway 02. Most suitable if you want to photograph aircraft bellies. Place tag for GPS could be "Salininku sodu 9-oji gatve/street".

JetPhotos.net sample photo: large

Airport overview spot

Located on a hill and offers a great view of whole airport. Most suitable for Rwy 02 touchdowns or Rwy 20 take-offs.

JetPhotos.net sample photo: large
JetPhotos.net sample photo: large

Laimis hill

Located on a hill to the north east of the airport, great for Rwy 20 approaches as aircraft flies west of it.

Spot locations on Google Maps.

Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

AirBaltic: A220, B735, Dash 8
Wizzair: A320
Ryanair: B738
Get Jet Airlines: A320
Brussels Airlines: A320
Lufthansa: A320
Ukraine International: B738
LOT: Dash 8, Embraer 190
LaudaMotion: A320
Aeroflot: Sukhoi SSJ
Turkish Airlines Cargo: A330

Other medium sized airliners mostly from Europe. There are 500 regular flights per week in the winter and 550 regular flights per week in the summer, the rest being charter flights.

Current schedule is at [1]

Facilities and Transportation

Several busses and minibusses connect the airport to city center. The city center is connected via busses #2 or minibus #15. Refer to http://www.vilnius-airport.lt/index.php?lang=en&id=135. Bus schedules are at http://213.197.143.125/m.asp?F=0&k=1&stotele=oro+uostas&diena=, Vilnius traffic map is at [2].