State management of the civil aviation
The regulatory function of aviation in the Republic of Lithuania is carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Communications within the scope of its competence together with institutions performing the functions of national supervisory authorities Public Enterprise Transport Competence Agency and the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration.
Four state-managed international airports operate in Lithuania. Vilnius, Palanga and Kaunas airports are civil airports. They render services to regular and charter flights for passengers and goods. Šiauliai airport is a military airport, but the flights of civil aircraft are also permitted. Šiauliai airport renders services to charter flights for passengers and goods. Air navigation services in the airspace of the Republic of Lithuania are rendered by the State Enterprise 'Oro navigacija'.
Air navigation services in the airspace over the territory and territorial waters of the Republic of Lithuania and in the airspace over the open Baltic Sea neutral waters are rendered by the State Enterprise ‘Oro navigacija’ (Air Navigation). Company governed by the International Air Transport Standards (ISAT), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Union legislation, the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) documents and the Lithuanian aviation law. Lithuanian airspace in 2012 extended 39 transit routes. Lithuanian airspace exceeds 76,000 square kilometres.
The State Enterprise Lithuanian airports
Vilnius International Airport. The largest international airport in the country has a well developed infrastructure to attract airlines for transporting both passengers and cargo. The airport is located in the south of Vilnius. It is only 7 km or 15 minutes drive by car from the centre of the capital and 7 minutes by train from Vilnius train station. From Vilnius airport 15 airlines carries scheduled flights to 46 destinations. Other airline operates charter flights. Vilnius International Airport is striving to become a leading, advanced management of aviation businesses and attract different aviation business models of airlines and their passengers.
Area: 326 ha
Runway: length 2515 m, width 50 m.
Landing Category: II (CAT II)
Kaunas International Airport is located in the country center close to the main highways. Kaunas airport can receive aircrafts even with minimum visibility meteorological conditions. It has the longest runway in Lithuania which can be operated without any restrictions. Kaunas airport aims to create a complex of one-stop-shop services to facilitate sustainable long term growth of the airport together with increasing importance of Eastern European market in the world.
Area: 438 ha
Runway: length 3250 m, width 45 m.
Landing Category: II (CAT II)
Palanga International Airport relates its future and prospects to the development of business and tourism of Klaipėda city and all the territory of Western Lithuania and South-Western Latvia, as well as to foreign investments. In August 2011 airport opened renovated passenger terminal. Airport infrastructure is adapted to the medium and small aircraft: BOEING - 737, SAAB-2000, SAAB-340, Dash Q400, CRJ 200, Jetstream-32, ATR-42, YK 42. Regular scheduled flights from Palanga Airport are operated by airlines airBaltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle, SAS, Ryanair and Wizz Air.
Area: 161.3 ha
Runway: length 2280 m, width 45 m
Landing Category: I (CAT I)
Lithuania's membership of international civil aviation organizations:
- 1992 The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- 1992 The European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
- 2004 Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)
- 2004 European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
- 2006 The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol)
The Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration Address: Švitrigailos str. 42, 03209 Vilnius, Lithuania |
Public enterprise Transport Competence Agency I. Kanto str. 25, p. o. box 2082, 44009 Kaunas, Lithuania |
State Enterprise "Oro navigacija" Rodūnios kelias 2, 02188 Vilnius, Lithuania |
State Enterprise Lithuanian Airports Rodūnios kelias 10A, 02189 Vilnius, Lithuania |
SE Lithuanian Airports Vilnius branch Rodūnios kelias 10A, 02189 Vilnius, Lithuania |
SE Lithuanian Airports Kaunas branch Oro uosto str. 4, Karmėlava, 54460, Kaunas dist., Lithuania |
SE Lithuanian Airports Palanga branch Liepojos pl. 1, 00169 Palanga, Lithuania |
Municipality Enterprise,"Šiaulių oro uostas" Lakūnų g. 4, 77103 Šiauliai, Lithuania |
Other institutions |
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Kaštonų g. 4-7, 01107 Vilnius, Lithuania |
Veiverių g. 132, 46338 Kaunas, Lithuania |
The State Enterprise Lithuanian Airports invites the interested air carriers intending to launch new routes at Lithuanian airports to submit applications for de minimis support.
de minimis aid to air carriers given in 2019:
Air Carrier |
Measure |
Amount of the support |
Scandinavian Airlines System Danija – Norvegija – Švedija (SAS) |
Additional Frequency: VNO-ARN |
200 000 EUR |
Ryanair DAC |
New route: PLQ-DUB |
200 000 EUR |
de minimis aid to air carriers given in 2018:
Air Carrier |
Measure |
Amount of the support |
AS Air Baltic Corporation |
Additional Frequency: PLQ – RIX Additional Frequency: VNO - RIX |
200 000 EUR |
Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A. |
New route: WAW - KUN |
200 000 EUR |
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA |
Additional Frequency: ARN - VNO |
200 000 EUR |
Wizz Air Hungary Airlines Limited Liability Company |
New route: KUN - TKU New route: PLQ - DTM |
200 000 EUR |
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de minimis aid to air carriers given in 2017:
Air Carrier |
Measure |
Amount of the support |
RusLine |
Additional Frequency: VNO-LED |
50.000 EUR |
Finnair |
Additional Frequency: VNO–HEL |
62.000 EUR |
SCAT |
New route: VNO-TSE | 200.000 EUR |
de minimis aid to air carriers given in 2016:
Air Carrier |
Measure |
Amount of the support |
Ryanair LTD |
New route: VNO-GLA |
200.000 EUR |
Turk Hava Yollari (Turkish Airlines INC) Lithuanian branch |
Additional Frequency: VNO–IST |
200.000 EUR |
Adria Airways |
Additional Frequency: VNO–TLL |
100.000 EUR |
Ukraine International Airlines |
New route: PLQ–KBP |
200.000 EUR |
Belavia - Belarusian Airlines |
Additional Frequency: PLQ–MSQ |
100.000 EUR
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de minimis aid to air carriers given in 2015:
Air carrier |
Measure |
Amount of the support |
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) |
Additional Frequency: VNO–ARN |
100.000 EUR |
AS „Air Baltic Corporation“ |
New route: VNO–TXL VNO–CDG |
200.000 EUR |
WIZZ Air Hungary Airlines Limited |
New route: PLQ–LTN |
200.000 EUR |
LOT Polish Airlines |
New route: PLQ–WAW |
200.000 EUR |
Germania Flug AG |
New route: VNO–ZRH |
113.670 EUR |
Small Plannet Airlines |
Additional Frequency: VNO–BCN |
50.000 EUR |
Belavia – Belarusian Airlines |
Additional Frequency: VNO–MSQ |
100.000 EUR |