Validation date: 04 09 2012
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55°35'45"N 024°21'51"E
runway: 18/36 - 400x20m - asphalt
Uliūnai airfield (possibly also known as Bistrampolio) is a small airfield 120 kilometers north-northwest of Vilnius, Lithuania.
The airfield was built by order of the Lithuanian SSR (a state within the Soviet Union) Council of Ministers in the 1975-1985 timeframe and used for agricultural activities by state-run Aeroflot. It consisted of a small runway and a small parking area to the west of the runway.
After Lithuanian independence in 1990 the airfield was abandoned.
No photos of the airfield while in use have been located
From what can be seen in Google Earth the runway is in a reasonable state. Aerial photography shows a single hangar-like building at the airfield. Two aircraft, of which one appeared to be a glider, were photographed at the airfield in 2011.
The airfield is uncertified and therefore officially closed to all traffic.
2011 aerial photo of Uliūnai airfield with two aircraft on the platform (Google Earth)
Although no aircraft were visible in this May 2017, it appears the airfield was in use. Landing markers had appeared to the left of both runway ends, suggesting regular use of the runway (Google Earth)