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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 Klaipėda, and parts of Samogitia and western Latvia.[3]

Palanga Airport


Palangos oro uostas
  • ICAO: EYPA
  • Summary
    Airport typePublic
    OwnerMinistry of Transport and Communications
    OperatorSE "Lithuanian Airports"
    ServesPalanga, Lithuania
    Opened1937[1]
    Elevation AMSL10 m / 33 ft
    Coordinates55°58′24N 021°05′38E / 55.97333°N 21.09389°E / 55.97333; 21.09389
    Websitewww.palanga-airport.lt/en
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    PLQ is located in Lithuania
    PLQ

    PLQ

    Location of airport in Lithuania

    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    ft m
    01/19 7,478 2,280 Asphalt (45 m or 148 ft wide)
    Statistics (2019)
    Number of Passengers338,309
    Passenger change 18–19Increase6.8%
    Aircraft movements5,167
    Movement change 18–19Increase11.8%
    Cargo (tonnes)5,811
    Cargo change 18–19Decrease83.5%

    Source: Lithuanian Airports, 2020 [2]

    History

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    Foundation and early years

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    Palanga Airport started operations in 1937 at a site 7 kilometers east of the current terminal, near the Palanga-Darbėnai road.[1] 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

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    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 2000 m2 as well as to comply with Schengen border crossing regimen. In June–October 2007 the runway 01/19 was expanded to 2280x45 meters 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.

    Terminals

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    Two adjacent terminals connected by short walkways and a transit area serve the airport:

    Because of one-level terminal buildings layout where both departures and arrivals are handled on the ground floor level, there are no jet bridges at the airport. Passengers are transported to and from the aircraft by specialized shuttles.

     
    Non-Schengen Departure Area
     
    Duty Free Shop
     
    Check-in Area

    Airlines and destinations

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    The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Palanga:

    AirlinesDestinations
    airBaltic Amsterdam,[4][5] Riga
    Norwegian Air Shuttle[6] Oslo
    Ryanair London–Stansted
    Seasonal: Dublin[7]
    Scandinavian Airlines[8] Copenhagen

    Statistics

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    Annual passenger traffic at PLQ airport. See Wikidata query.

    Ground transportation

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    References

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    1. ^ a b "Tarptautinis Palangos oro uostas". 15min.lt. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  • ^ "PLQ" (PDF). www.ltou.lt. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  • ^ "About Lithuanian Airports". www.ltou.lt. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  • ^ "AirBaltic announces 11 new routes in Summer 2024". 29 August 2023.
  • ^ "Airbaltic 2024 Summer New Routes - 29AUG 2023". AirBaltic. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  • ^ "Route map". norwegian.com.
  • ^ "Ryanair cuts 17 routes and 19 aircraft from Dublin Airport over 45% increase in airport costs". 21 September 2023.
  • ^ "Where SAS is flying this summer". sasgroup.net.
  • ^ "Microsoft Word – Lithuania Air Transport Infrastructure – no security.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2011.
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