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-1514131211sonunigam (Love Geek):
Infrastructure
The city is located in the centre of Lithuania, making it highly significant from a logistical point of view.
. pic .Laisvės alėja is one of the longest pedestrian streets in Europe *
06-01-11 - 08:19:35
-1514131211sonunigam (Love Geek):
Airports
Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is one of the biggest airports in the Baltic states. In 2009 it handled 456,698 passengers and 2,119 tonnes of cargo. In 2010 Ryanair announced Kaunas Airport as their 40th base and first in the region. In 2011 they believe that the airport will handle up to one million passengers. *
06-01-11 - 08:21:42
-1514131211sonunigam (Love Geek): The smaller S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport, established in 1915, is located about three kilometers south of the city center. It is one the oldest still functioning airports in Europe used for tourism and air sports purposes and hosts the Lithuanian National Aviation Museum. *
06-01-11 - 08:22:32
-1514131211sonunigam (Love Geek):
Highways
Kaunas is served by a number of major motorways. European route E67 is a highway running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Helsinki in Finland by way of Poland, Kaunas Lithuania, Riga (Latvia), and Tallinn (Estonia). It is known as the Via Baltica between Warsaw and Tallinn, a distance of 670 kilometres (420 mi). *
06-01-11 - 08:24:33
-1514131211sonunigam (Love Geek): It is the most important road connection between the Baltic states. Kaunas also is linked to Vilnius to its east and Klaipėda, on the Baltic Sea, via the A1 motorway and Daugavpils (Latvia), via E262(A6) highway. *
06-01-11 - 08:25:29




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