Palanga Airport

Palanga Airport

Palanga International Airport is one of the 3 major civilian airports in the North European Republic of Lithuania. It is north of Palanga, the Lithuanian seaside resort, which is a popular tourist destination for Lithuanians as well as visitors from Scandinavia especially during the summer months.
  • URL: Palanga (PLQ)
  • Time zone: GMT 2
  • Service telephone: +370 8 460 520-20
  • Address: Palanga Aerouostas, Liepojos pl.1, Palanga, LT-00169, Lietuva
  • Operating company: VĮ „Tarptautinis Palangos oro uostas“
  • Parking: Paid parking in front of the departure terminal.
  • Nearby cities: Klaipeda (29 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is near the A-13, about 3 miles north of Palanga.
  • Stations: The nearest train station is about 6 miles east, in Kretinga.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.75%), Tuesday (18.13%), Wednesday (15.21%), Thursday (13.82%), Friday (15.82%), Saturday (9.68%), Sunday (12.60%)
  • Alternative spelling: Połąga, Palonga, Palonga, Паланга, Połąga, بالانغا, パランガ, პალანგა, 帕兰加, Պալանգայի, 帕蘭加

Most popular destinations from Palanga (Flights per week )

  1. Copenhagen (28, 32,56 %)
  2. Riga International Airport (16, 18,60 %)
  3. Oslo-Gardermoen (10, 11,63 %)
  4. London Stansted (8, 9,30 %)
  5. London Luton (6, 6,98 %)
  6. Dublin (4, 4,65 %)
  7. other (16.28 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. SAS Scandinavian Airlines (56, 32,56 %)
  2. Ryanair (40, 23,26 %)
  3. Air Baltic (32, 18,60 %)
  4. Wizz Air UK (24, 13,95 %)
  5. other (11.63 %)

Location
The airport was opened in 1993 and is about 4 miles north of the city centre. From Palanga take the A-13 towards Šventoji and then follow the airport signs.

Bus passengers head for Palanga bus station and then either use a taxi or the airport bus that operates every day at 60 minute intervals.