Vilnius International Airport

Vilnius International Airport (EYVI/VNO) is the primary air gateway to Lithuania's capital and the largest commercial airport in the country, serving the Baltic region's political and cultural center from a position 5.9 kilometers south of the city center at an elevation of 648 feet.

The airport operates a single runway suitable for aircraft up to the heavy-jet class, accommodating everything from regional turboprops to widebody transports. This runway capacity supports the airport's mixed traffic profile: scheduled airline operations dominate, with major European carriers and low-cost operators providing connectivity across the continent, while private and business aviation activity reflects Vilnius's secondary role in Baltic aviation markets compared to regional hubs.

EYVI serves a metropolitan area of roughly 580,000 residents and functions as a gateway to Lithuania's business, academic, and cultural institutions. The airport's geographic position in the eastern Baltics makes it a logical alternative to congested Western European hubs for operators routing to or staging in the region. Private aviation use includes charter and fractional deployments, though the airport's role remains primarily commercial-focused; weather patterns typical of Northern Europe—including winter icing and occasional fog—are standard operational considerations for any approach into the region.

The airport's infrastructure supports scheduled mixed-traffic operations with modern terminal facilities and standard business-aviation handling. Vilnius's emerging profile in European trade routes, coupled with Lithuania's EU and NATO membership, positions EYVI as a reliable platform for corporate travel to the Baltics and on-route stops for longer transcontinental operations. Operators planning a flight to Vilnius should expect standard Western European service standards and ATC procedures aligned with EUROCONTROL protocols.

Vilnius Čiurlionis International Airport is the airport of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is located 5.9 km (3.7 mi) south of the city center. It is the largest of the three commercial airports in Lithuania by passenger traffic, with one runway and 5 million passengers a year. It is the 2nd-busiest airport in the Baltic states, 17th-busiest airport in post-Soviet states as well as one of Top 100 busiest airports in Europe. Vilnius International Airport serves as a base for airBaltic, Ryanair, and Wizz Air. The airport is managed by Joint Stock Company Lithuanian Airports under the Ministry of Transport and Communications. It is the 96th busiest airport in Europe. In honor of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, the airport was renamed to Vilnius Čiurlionis International Airport from 1 January 2025, to 31 December 2029.