Airport Kaunas

Airport Kaunas

Kaunas Airport is one of the 3 major civilian airports in the North European Republic of Lithuania. It is close to Kaunas, the second- largest city in the country, which is about 62 miles west of Vilnius and is also the capital of the province of the same name. Since 2005, the airport has been used particularly by Ryanair as an important northern European airport.
  • URL: Kaunas (KUN)
  • Time zone: GMT 2
  • Service telephone: +370 37 399-307
  • Address: Kaunas Aerouostas, Karmelava, 54460 Kauno rajonas, Lietuva
  • Operating company: LR Susisiekimo ministerija
  • Parking: Paid parking.
  • Nearby cities: Kaunas (14 km), Wilna (85 km), Panevėžys (87 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is near the A-6/E-262, near Karmelava on the highway behind Kaunas Jonava.
  • Stations: Take trains to Kaunas main station and then use a taxi or the bus number 29 to the airport.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.63%), Tuesday (10.11%), Wednesday (12.53%), Thursday (13.07%), Friday (20.62%), Saturday (11.05%), Sunday (16.98%)
  • Alternative spelling: Kowno, Kouna, Couna, Ковно, Kauņa, Каунас, Коўна, Каўнас, Κάουνας, Կաունաս, קובנה, קאוונע, کونس, كاوناس, კაუნასი, 카우나스, カウナス, 考那斯, 考納斯, 考纳斯

Most popular destinations from Kaunas (Flights per week )

  1. London Luton (30, 14,15 %)
  2. Copenhagen (16, 7,55 %)
  3. Dublin (14, 6,60 %)
  4. London Stansted (12, 5,66 %)
  5. Aalborg (8, 3,77 %)
  6. Edinburgh (8, 3,77 %)
  7. Helsinki-Vantaa (8, 3,77 %)
  8. Málaga (6, 2,83 %)
  9. Stavanger Airport, Sola (6, 2,83 %)
  10. Shannon (Limerick) (6, 2,83 %)
  11. other (46.24 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Ryanair (332, 77,57 %)
  2. Wizz Air UK (56, 13,08 %)
  3. other (9.35 %)

Location
The airport was opened in 1988 and is located about 14 miles northeast of downtown Kaunus. From Kaunas use the A-6/E-262 highway towards Jonava to the signposted turnoff for Karmelava and then follow the airport signs to the parking lot.

Rail and bus passengers head for Kaunas main railway station or bus station and then use either a taxi or the bus number 29 to the airport.