Palanga International Airport

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Palanga Airport Palangos oro uostas
IATA: PLQ ICAO: EYPA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Transport and Communications
Operator	SE "Lithuanian Airports"
Serves	Palanga, Lithuania
Opened	1937[1]
Elevation AMSL	10 m / 33 ft
Coordinates	55°58′24″N 021°05′38″E / 55.97333°N 21.09389°E / 55.97333; 21.09389
Website	www.palanga-airport.lt/en
Map
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 Passengers 338,309 Passenger change 18–19 6.8% Aircraft movements 5,167 Movement change 18–19 11.8% Cargo (tonnes) 5,811 Cargo change 18–19 83.5%
Source: Lithuanian Airports, 2020 [2]

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]