# Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ / EYSA)

**Šiauliai International Airport** (IATA: SQQ, ICAO: EYSA) is a medium airport in Šiauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania. It opened in 1931. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,500 m (11,483 ft). It is operated by Lithuanian Air Force. In 2025 it handled 94 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eysa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SQQ / EYSA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Lithuanian Air Force
- Serves: Šiauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania
- Opened: 1931
- Elevation: 135 m / 443 ft
- Coordinates: 55.8939, 23.3950
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 94 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Vilnius
- Website: http://www.siauliai-airport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0iauliai_Air_Base (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433338
- Weather station: EYSA
- Ident: EYSA

## Timeline

- 1931: Šiauliai International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14L/32R | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 146° / 326° | yes |
| 14R/32L | 3,280 m / 10,761 ft | 32 m / 105 ft | Concrete | 146° / 326° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 146 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 959 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 486 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 712 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,985 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 334 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 353 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 517 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 654 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 735 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 121 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 94 | Eurostat |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 94 (2025) | =3,648 of 3,974 | #746 in Europe | #4 in LT |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =60 in Europe | #1 in LT |
| Elevation | 135 m / 443 ft | =28,198 of 43,403 | =2,979 in Europe | #9 in LT |
| Age | Opened 1931 | =452 of 15,079 | =265 in Europe | #1 in LT |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =2 in LT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 120.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [EYSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eysb.md) Barysiai Airfield · 22 km / 14 mi
- [PNV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eypp.md) Panevėžys Air Base · 69 km / 43 mi
- [EYKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eykd.md) Kėdainiai Air Base · 74 km / 46 mi
- [KUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eyka.md) Kaunas International Airport · 112 km / 70 mi
- [EVTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evta.md) Jūrmala Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · 120 km / 74 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eysa/data