PLQ

Palanga International Airport

Palanga, Lithuania

Operated by UAB Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports)public

Opened1937ICAOEYPAElev33 ft

The Verdict

52/100Not broken, just… tired

Infrastructure is the weak link. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #151 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2005–2026

Operational30%

76Pleasantly competent

Sentiment25%

57It'll do

Infrastructure15%

27Dire

Sent. Velocity15%

43Room for improvement

Connectivity15%

29Impressively bad

What People Think

If PLQ were a movie rating, it'd be a solid 5/10. Watched, forgotten.

8.0Avg Rating / 10

1,000

ReviewsGoogle 1000

60%Positive

★ 4.1on Google Maps (1,000 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2021–2026)+0.09 over 6 years

Then: 7.8/5 (62 reviews)Now: 7.9/5 (51 reviews)

Positive60%

Neutral32%

Negative9%

Queuing

2.2

Cleanliness

2.0

Staff

2.1

Food & Bev

1.7

Wifi

2.0

Wayfinding

2.2

Transport

2.1

Shopping

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The Numbers

443KPassengers (2025)

+18.8%YoY Growth

Record year! 443K passengers in 2025, up 31% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 410% rebound from the 2021 COVID low.

443KInternational (100%)

68Domestic (0%)

Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 3,965 flights

0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 3,965 flights

—Avg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

0.0pp vs prior year

Where You Can Escape To

7 routes · 1 region

Europe7

Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)—

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)—

Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL)—

Bergen Airport Flesland (BGO)—

Riga International Airport (RIX)—

Dublin Airport (DUB)—

London Stansted Airport (STN)—

Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway

01/197,480ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1937

Opened

HistoryAfter Lithuania became a member of the European Union, passengers in 2004 increased more than 60% in comparison with that of 2003. Infrastructure improvements continued in 2007 with the construction of North terminal to expand the terminals' area by...

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.