Is Naujininkai loud from the airport?

Naujininkai sits directly between the airport and the city centre, under the runway 01 departure and runway 19 approach corridor, so it is one of the most consistently overflown districts in Vilnius. Northbound departures climb over it before they are allowed to turn at 4,000 ft. Drop a pin on the map above to see the exact overflight count and noise level for your street.

Do planes fly over Vilnius city centre and the Old Town?

Yes. The single runway 01/19 runs north-south and its extended centreline points almost straight at the historic city, so when departures use runway 01 they climb north over Naujininkai, Markuciai, Rasos and the Old Town (Senamiestis). By the time aircraft reach the centre they are at altitude, but they are still overhead — the 4,000 ft turn rule exists specifically to keep that traffic high over the built-up districts.

Which Vilnius neighborhoods are quietest for aircraft noise?

Areas off the north-south runway axis fare best — districts to the east and west such as Liepkalnis, Pavilnys, Burbiskes and Grigiskes catch lateral or high-altitude noise rather than direct overflight. The most affected districts lie on the centreline: Kirtimai (adjacent), Naujininkai (north) and Salininkai (south). Use the map above to compare any specific address.

Is Kirtimai or Salininkai affected by airport noise?

Both are high-exposure. Kirtimai is the closest residential district, immediately off the south-west side of the field, so it gets close-proximity and sideline noise from ground operations and the runway 19 end. Salininkai sits further south on the extended centreline, directly under runway 19 departures and runway 01 finals. The map above shows the difference between the two.

Why don't planes route over water to avoid Vilnius?

Unlike coastal airports, Vilnius is entirely inland — there is no over-water routing option. Every arrival and departure crosses populated land on one of the two runway ends, which is why the noise-abatement effort focuses on departure-route design, the 4,000 ft turn restriction and overnight reverser limits rather than steering traffic offshore.

How do I report aircraft noise in Vilnius?

Submit a complaint through Vilnius Airport (Lithuanian Airports / SE Lietuvos oro uostai) using their complaints and suggestions form at vilnius-airport.lt, or by phone on +370 612 44442. Noise-abatement procedures themselves sit in the Lithuanian eAIP and are managed jointly with the air navigation service provider.

Vilnius Flight Path Noise Map – Vilnius International Airport (VNO)

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Aircraft noise around Vilnius in October 2026

Loudest neighborhoods near Vilnius: Kirtimai, Naujininkai, Salininkai. Quietest: Liepkalnis, Burbiskes, Pavilnys, Grigiskes. Busiest around noon local time averaging 161 flights/day. Source: Flight Path Noise monitoring data, 30 days to 2026-10-19.

Flights by hour · last 30 days

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Average daily traffic

161

flights / day · 4,842 total

Busiest hour

noon

peak 91 dB

Loudest hour

2 PM

peak 95 dB

Loudest residential area

Salininkai

72 dB avg · ~134 flights/day · Loud conversation

On the southern extended centreline under RWY 19 departures and RWY 01 finals

Does Vilnius Airport have a curfew?

No — no night flight ban, only overnight operating restrictions.

Vilnius (VNO/EYVI) has no outright night flight ban, so scheduled traffic operates overnight. Instead the Lithuanian eAIP imposes operating restrictions between 22:00 and 07:00 local — pilots avoid thrust reversers and propeller-pitch reverse beyond idle on landing except for justified operational need, and medium and heavy jets departing north on runway 01 must not begin their first turn below 4,000 ft. Engine test runs and training flights are confined to daytime.

Vilnius International Airport (VNO/EYVI) is unusual among capital-city airports in sitting barely 6 km south of the old town, with a single north-south runway (01/19) whose extended centreline points almost straight at the historic city. Because departures off runway 01 climb out northward over densely built inner-city districts, the Lithuanian eAIP imposes a specific night rule: medium and heavy jets departing northbound at night must not begin their turn until they reach at least 4,000 ft, keeping them high before they pass over populated areas. The airport also restricts thrust-reverser and propeller-reverse use beyond idle between 22:00 and 07:00, and confines engine test runs and training flights to daytime. There is no outright night flight ban, so the noise story here is less about a curfew and more about routing geometry and reverser restrictions on a single, city-facing runway.

Which neighborhoods are quietest — and which aren’t

Vilnius has just one runway, 01/19 (2,515 m × 50 m, asphalt), so every flight uses one of its two ends. The exposure pattern is therefore simple to read: districts on the north-south centreline are overflown, and districts to the east or west mostly catch lateral noise. The closest residential area of all is Kirtimai, immediately off the south-west side of the field — its high exposure comes from close-proximity and ground noise rather than direct end-of-runway overflight.

Area	Aircraft noise	Why
Kirtimai	✈︎✈︎✈︎	Adjacent to the field; close-proximity and sideline noise near the RWY 19 end
Naujininkai	✈︎✈︎✈︎	North of the field under the RWY 01 departure / RWY 19 approach corridor
Salininkai	✈︎✈︎✈︎	On the southern centreline under RWY 19 departures and RWY 01 finals
Aukstieji Paneriai	✈︎✈︎	West of the southern approach; turning and downwind traffic
Rasos	✈︎✈︎	Inner-city, under the northern climb-out before the 4,000 ft turn
Markuciai	✈︎✈︎	Northern corridor toward the city, slightly east of centreline
Paneriai	✈︎✈︎	West of the southern path; partial exposure from turning traffic
Senamiestis (Old Town)	✈︎✈︎	Roughly on the RWY 01 centreline; overflown at altitude
Pagiriai	✈︎✈︎	Further south on the RWY 19 departure track
Liepkalnis	✈︎	East of the north corridor; lateral noise only
Burbiskes	✈︎	Off the axis to the south-east; mostly sideline
Pavilnys	✈︎	East of the field, off the centreline
Grigiskes	✈︎	Well west of the corridor; only high-altitude traffic

If aircraft noise is your main concern, the practical move in Vilnius is to stay off the north-south runway axis — districts to the east and west such as Liepkalnis, Pavilnys, Burbiskes and Grigiskes sit clear of the main corridor and catch only lateral or high-altitude noise. The centreline districts — Kirtimai, Naujininkai and Salininkai — are the most consistently affected. If you’re looking at a flat or house in any of those, drop a pin on the map above to see your specific street’s exposure.

Flight patterns and runway use

Because there is only one runway, the entire operation reduces to which end is in use. Runway 01 sends takeoffs and landings to the north, directly toward the inner city; runway 19 sends them south over Kirtimai, Salininkai and rural land beyond. Lithuania’s prevailing winds are south-westerly, which favours neither end strongly, so usage alternates with wind and ATC flow. The eAIP and operator material do not publish a single dominant preferential runway — the real-world split is best treated as wind-dependent rather than fixed.

The noise-abatement rules are built around that geometry. For medium and heavy aircraft departing north on runway 01, the first turn must not be commenced below 4,000 ft MSL, keeping climbing traffic high over the populated districts between the airport and the Old Town. NADP 1 noise-abatement departure procedures apply to all takeoffs on both runway ends, and standard departure routes are designed to steer traffic over the more sparsely populated areas where possible. On landing, thrust reversers and propeller-pitch reverse beyond idle are avoided from 22:00 to 07:00 local, except for justified operational need. Engine test runs are permitted only 07:00–22:00, and training and technical test flights are restricted to daytime (04:00–19:00 UTC).

Vilnius is entirely inland, so unlike coastal hubs there is no over-water routing option — every movement crosses populated ground on one end or the other. The route-density layer on the map above makes the single-axis pattern obvious: one bright corridor running north toward the city and one running south, with very little traffic to the east or west of the field.

When is it quietest?

There is no hard curfew, so Vilnius never goes fully silent overnight — but the overnight rules do change the character of the noise rather than its presence:

Overnight (22:00 – 07:00): traffic continues, but landings avoid reverser and prop-reverse beyond idle, and northbound jets on runway 01 stay on the climb without turning until 4,000 ft. The result is fewer sharp, low-altitude noise events than a daytime peak, though arrivals and departures still occur.
Early morning (07:00 onward): engine test runs and training flights become permitted again, and the scheduled departure bank builds.
Daytime: the busiest and noisiest window, with back-to-back arrivals and departures on whichever runway end the wind favours.
Evening (toward 22:00): traffic tapers and the overnight reverser and turn restrictions come back into force.

The single biggest variable is wind direction. A shift that flips the airport from runway 19 to runway 01 will move the heavier overflight from the southern districts (Salininkai, Pagiriai) to the northern, city-facing ones (Naujininkai, Rasos, Markuciai, Old Town) — and back again when it shifts the other way. For your specific address, the hourly profile on the map above reflects this far better than any general rule.

How to check noise at your specific address

The map above is the answer to “is this spot loud?” Three steps:

Search your address or postcode in the bar at the bottom of the map.
Drop a pin — click the location marker that appears.
Read the noise report that opens in the sidebar: average daily noise (Leq), peak observed dB, flights per day passing within 2 km, and an hourly breakdown.

The Noise Heatmap layer (orange/red = louder) and the Route Density layer (purple/magenta = busier corridors) make the single-runway, north-south pattern immediately clear. Most addresses off the centreline — to the east or west of the field — will land in the green/quiet zone, while Kirtimai, Naujininkai and Salininkai show up as the consistently affected core. Because runway use swings with the wind, check the hourly profile too: it captures both the northern and southern flow so you can see how your street fares in either configuration.

Frequently asked questions

Is Naujininkai loud from the airport?: Naujininkai sits directly between the airport and the city centre, under the runway 01 departure and runway 19 approach corridor, so it is one of the most consistently overflown districts in Vilnius. Northbound departures climb over it before they are allowed to turn at 4,000 ft. Drop a pin on the map above to see the exact overflight count and noise level for your street.
Do planes fly over Vilnius city centre and the Old Town?: Yes. The single runway 01/19 runs north-south and its extended centreline points almost straight at the historic city, so when departures use runway 01 they climb north over Naujininkai, Markuciai, Rasos and the Old Town (Senamiestis). By the time aircraft reach the centre they are at altitude, but they are still overhead — the 4,000 ft turn rule exists specifically to keep that traffic high over the built-up districts.
Which Vilnius neighborhoods are quietest for aircraft noise?: Areas off the north-south runway axis fare best — districts to the east and west such as Liepkalnis, Pavilnys, Burbiskes and Grigiskes catch lateral or high-altitude noise rather than direct overflight. The most affected districts lie on the centreline: Kirtimai (adjacent), Naujininkai (north) and Salininkai (south). Use the map above to compare any specific address.
Is Kirtimai or Salininkai affected by airport noise?: Both are high-exposure. Kirtimai is the closest residential district, immediately off the south-west side of the field, so it gets close-proximity and sideline noise from ground operations and the runway 19 end. Salininkai sits further south on the extended centreline, directly under runway 19 departures and runway 01 finals. The map above shows the difference between the two.
Why don't planes route over water to avoid Vilnius?: Unlike coastal airports, Vilnius is entirely inland — there is no over-water routing option. Every arrival and departure crosses populated land on one of the two runway ends, which is why the noise-abatement effort focuses on departure-route design, the 4,000 ft turn restriction and overnight reverser limits rather than steering traffic offshore.
Which runway end is used at Vilnius, 01 or 19?: It alternates with the wind. Runway 01 operations point north toward the inner city; runway 19 operations point south over Kirtimai, Salininkai and rural areas. Lithuania's prevailing winds are south-westerly, which gives neither end a strong consistent advantage, so the eAIP publishes no single dominant preferential runway — real-world use is wind and ATC dependent.
How do I report aircraft noise in Vilnius?: Submit a complaint through Vilnius Airport (Lithuanian Airports / SE Lietuvos oro uostai) using their complaints and suggestions form at vilnius-airport.lt, or by phone on +370 612 44442. Noise-abatement procedures themselves sit in the Lithuanian eAIP and are managed jointly with the air navigation service provider.

Sources and further reading

Vilnius Airport — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
AIP for Lithuania — AD 2 EYVI Vilnius International Airport — Lithuanian CAA / Oro navigacija eAIP
Successful new stage of aircraft noise management in Vilnius — Vilnius Airport (Lithuanian Airports)
Triuksmo prevencija (Noise prevention) — SE Oro navigacija (Lithuanian ANSP)
Complaints and suggestions form — Vilnius Airport

Data updated 2026-10-19 — live ADS-B monitoring, rolling 30-day statistics (methodology). Article text revised 2026-05-30.

30 dB	Whisper
45 dB	Quiet residential
55 dB	Normal conversation
65 dB	Busy road
75 dB	Vacuum cleaner
85 dB	Heavy traffic
95 dB	Motorcycle nearby

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Aircraft noise around Vilnius in October 2026

Does Vilnius Airport have a curfew?

Which neighborhoods are quietest — and which aren’t

Flight patterns and runway use

When is it quietest?

How to check noise at your specific address

Frequently asked questions

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