Palanga International Airport, Aviation in Palanga
Aviation
Telephone Number : +370 460 52066
Address : Liepojos pl. 1,
City/Bay : Palanga
Country : Lithuania
Website : http://www.palanga-airport.lt
Palanga International Airport - Aviation, Palanga, Lithuania
Palanga International Airport is a small regional airport located in the west part of Lithuania, near the Baltic Sea. Airport infrastructure allows to handle the aircraft of medium and small sizes: BOEING - 737, SAAB-2000, SAAB-340, Dash Q400, CRJ 200, Jetstream-32, ATR-42, YK-42 end so on. Since 1993 number of passengers has been increasing annually. After the Lithuania becomes a member of EU the amount of handled passengers in 2004 increased more than 60 percent in comparison with 2003.
Nowadays Palanga airport is the second largest airport in Lithuania in terms of handled passenger numbers. Over 200 employees are engaged in the airport facilities.
Airlines offering regular flights
Regular scheduled flights from Palanga Airport are operated by foreign airline SAS and three local carriers: flyLAL, DOT and AmberAir.
About Palanga :
Palanga is a resort town which is situated by the Baltic Sea in the northwest part of Lithuania. Its population is 20,000. People started to settle in this area form the second to third century BC. In the 12th and 13th centuries Palanga was a well-known trading centre by the sea, a port on the Hansa merchants' route.