Kaunas International Airport – KUN Kaunas
Founded in 1988, Kaunas International Airport is known as the second most active airport in Lithuania next to Vilnuis Airport and the fourth in the state of Baltic. The airport is situated in the center city of Kaunas, Baltic States, Lithuania owned by Ministry of Transport and Communication but it is being operated by the SE Lithuanian Airports. It is a civil public-used airport with an assigned IATA airport code of KUN serving the entire city of Kaunas and its nearby cities of Bendoriai, Karvys and Kozelkiskes. In 2013 of May, the Lithuanian Parliaments Government has approved the merging of Vilnuis, Palanga and Kaunas.
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As of 2018, Kaunas International Airport has total boarded passengers of over one million, with 9,453 aircraft operations on its single asphalt runway, and has loaded 3,100 cargo shipments. The airport air flight service is catered by Bulgaria Air, Corendon Airlines, Lot Polish Airlines, Ryanair and Wizz Air to destinations including Warsaw, Antalya, Dublin and London.
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Approximately one kilometer away from Kaunas International Airport is where the nearest hotel can be located. UAB “AirHotel” is a 3-star hotel just right beside the airport and a few blocks away from Kaunas’s city proper. Lofts – Kaunas Airport, Hermis Hotel Kaunas and The Monk‘s Bunks Kaunas are other budget-friendly hotel to stay in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is another airport located in Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania that is considered the fourth most active airport in Lithuania in terms of passenger enplanements.
