AirportsPalanga International Airport is a large airport serving Palanga, in Klaipėda County, Lithuania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PLQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PLQ
- ICAO code
- EYPA
- City
- Palanga
- State or region
- Klaipėda County
- Country
- Lithuania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 55.9732° N, 21.0939° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,280 m (7,480 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PLQ means Palanga International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EYPA. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.9732° N, 21.0939° E. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Vilnius, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Palanga International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,280 metres (7,480 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,280 m 7,480 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Khrabrovo AirportKaliningrad, Russia | KGD | 124 km |
| Riga International AirportRiga, Latvia | RIX | 206 km |
| Kaunas International AirportKaunas | KUN | 219 km |
| Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa AirportGdańsk, Poland | GDN | 244 km |
| Visby AirportVisby, Sweden | VBY | 251 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,321 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,922 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,391 km | 5 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,496 km | 2 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,644 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,307 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,442 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,310 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,524 km | 19 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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