GC1MX0Q Siauliai Airport (Traditional Cache) in Lithuania created by ignas

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A cache by ignas Message this owner

Hidden : 2/20/2009

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Siauliai city
Siauliai Airport

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Siauliai International Airport is located in the South East of Siauliai city, in the North of Lithuania. It covers the area of 471 hectares. The airport was one of the largest military airports in the former Soviet Union. Siauliai Airport was constructed before World War II and was used as a military base by the Air Forces of Independent Lithuania. After WW II when Soviet Military Aviation Forces took control over the airport two parallel runways of 3.500 meters length were constructed. From the very beginning of reconstruction (started in 1995) it was decided to design a cargo airport in Siauliai. After two years reconstruction carried out by "Philips Projects" CAT I state-of-art navigation systems, communication and meteorological observation devices, lighting system were installed, the new Air Traffic Control Tower and passenger terminal constructed. Siauliai International Airport was awarded with ICAO CAT I and officially inaugurated on 28 August, 1997. The main object of Siauliai Airport is to attract a big cargo shipper which could become our strategical partner while using the airport's possibilities, geographical location and the ties with cheaper air carriers from East. The companies which organize the transporting of cargo and have cargo flows could be interested in the possibility to consolidate the cargo in the warehouses and terminals of Siauliai Airport, to carry cargo to these warehouses in cheaper transport (truck, railway using the closest ports of Klaipeda and Liepaja (Latvia)). Whilst there will be the appropriate cargo amount, this cargo, using the ties with air carriers, could be transported with air transport. (The space of Western Europe is enough congested, airports and cargo handling are more expensive than in Siauliai, we have no restrictions regarding work at night, noise).

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