Palanga International Airport
Palanga International Airport
Palanga International Airport ((IATA: PLQ, ICAO: EYPA) Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Palangos oro uostas) is a regional international airport located near the resort town Palanga at the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest airport in Lithuania and focuses on short and mid-range routes to European destinations. It serves the Lithuanian Baltic sea resorts of Palanga and the city of Klaip?da, and parts of Samogitia and western Latvia.
Location
55.973°N, 21.094°E · 10 m s. n. m. (33 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 4
Tower
ATIS (automatic information)
Approach
Apron
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Foundation and early years
Palanga Airport started operations in 1937 at a site 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the current terminal, near the Palanga-Darbėnai road. The Lithuanian Air Force pilots were trained there. In 1939, the first scheduled airline service in Lithuania began operating on Kaunas – Palanga route. During the Soviet occupation, the airport was used by the Soviet Air Force. The new air strip and facilities at the current site first appeared during the post-World War II period. In 1963, the airport was converted to a civilian airport. In 1991, Palanga Airport was re-registered as a national airport owned and run by the state.
Since 1993, the number of passengers passing through the airport has been increasing annually. Between 1994 and 1997, the passenger terminal was renovated. Passenger services and luggage handling was modernized to comply with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Between 1994–1995, the flight control center was refurbished. In 1996–1997 the runway surface, and in 1998 the airport apron and taxiways were renovated. Since 1997, the airport joined the major international aviation organization ACI (Airports Council International).
Development since 2000
After Lithuania became a member of the European Union, passengers in 2004 increased more than 60% in comparison with that of 2003.
Infrastructure improvements continued in 2007 with the construction of North terminal to expand the terminals' area by 2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft) as well as to comply with Schengen border crossing regimen. In June–October 2007 the runway 01/19 was expanded to 2,280 m × 45 m (7,480 ft × 148 ft) along with installation of LIH (high intensity) lighting and embedding the runway centerline lights. The facility expansion completed in 2007 has made long-range route servicing a possibility. Over two hundred people are employed by the airport facilities.
Airlines operating here · 5
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Palanga International Airport (PLQ). Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PLQ
MLA
“Palanga International Airport (PLQ).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PLQ. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Palanga International Airport (PLQ)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/PLQ}},
urldate = {2026-10-25},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-25}
}Wikipedia
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