- Palanga International Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Palanga Airport
nativename = Palangos oro uostas
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IATA = PLQ
ICAO = EYPA
type = Public
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operator = Lithuanian state
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location = Palanga
elevation-f = 33
elevation-m = 10
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r1-number = 01/19
r1-length-f = 7,478
r1-length-m = 2,280
r1-surface =Asphalt
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footnotes =Palanga International Airport airport codes|PLQ|EYPA is an international
airport located in the western part ofLithuania near theBaltic Sea . The airport services mid-range routes operated by aircraft likeBoeing 737 ,Saab 2000 ,Saab 340 , CRJ-200, Jetstream-32, ATR 42, Yak-42 and similar. Since 1993, the number of passengers passing through the airport has been increasing annually. After Lithuania became a member of the EU the amount of passengers handled in 2004 increased more than 60% in comparison with2003 .Nowadays Palanga airport is the third largest airport in Lithuania after
Vilnius International Airport andKaunas International Airport in terms of passenger traffic. Over two hundred people are employed by the airport facilities.Airlines and destinations
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Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo-Rygge)
*Scandinavian Airlines
**operated byCimber Air (Copenhagen)Charter flights:
*FlyLAL (Antalya)History
Palanga Airport started operations in
1937 at a site 7 kilometers East of the current terminal, near the Palanga-Darbenai road. The Lithuanian Air Force pilots were trained there. In 1939, the first scheduled airline service in Lithuania began operating on Kaunas - Palanga route.From
1940 -1941 , and again1945 -1963 , the airport was used by the Air Force of theSoviet Union . It was during the post-war period when the new air strip and facilities at the current site first appeared. In 1963, the airport was converted into a civilian airport.In 1991, Palanga Airport was re-registered as a national airport owned and run by the state. In 1997, the airport joined the major international aviation organization ACI (
Airports Council International ).Between 1994 and 1997, the passenger terminal was renovated. Passenger services and luggage handling was fully modernized to comply with the requirements of the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Between 1994-1995, the flight control center was refurbished. In1996 -1997 the runway surface , and in 1998 the airport apron and taxiways were renovated.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.Statistics
Annual passenger statistics for Palanga Airport
Baltic's busiest airports by passenger traffic
Terminals
Two adjacent terminals connected by short walkways and a transit area serve the airport.
South terminal, built in the seventies and modernized in the late nineties, serves destinations within the Schengen zone countries.
The new North terminal opened on October 26, 2007. 2000 square meters of space augment airport capabilities to serve arrivals and departures from and to non-Shengen zone countries.
Public Transport Access
Motorway A13 connects with Southern
Palanga (7 km) andKlaipeda (32 km)Public bus link with Palanga coach bus station operates twice hourly in summer, and once every hour and a half during the rest of the year.
Scandinavian Airlines passengers are serviced by shuttle bus operating betweenKlaipeda and the airport. [ [http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air_portal/traffic_management/studies/doc/finalized/2006_02_20_infrastructure/lithuania_air_transport_infrastructure_en.pdf Microsoft Word - Lithuania Air Transport Infrastructure - no security.doc ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.palanga-airport.lt/ Official website of Palanga International Airport]
*WAD|EYPA
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