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Palanga Airport started operations in 1937 at a site 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the current terminal, near the Palanga-Darbėnai road. [1] The Lithuanian Air Force pilots were trained there. In 1939, the first scheduled airline service in Lithuania began operating on Kaunas – Palanga route.
Palanga International Airport 55°58′24″N 021°05′38″E / 55.97333°N 21.09389°E / 55.97333; 21.09389 ( Palanga International Šiauliai
Rank Country City Airport Code (IATA/ICAO)Passengers (2024) Change 2023–2024 1. Latvia: Riga: Riga International Airport: RIX/EVRA: 7,120,000: 7.0% 2. Lithuania: Vilnius: Vilnius International Airport
Vilnius International Airport (IATA: VNO, ICAO: EYVI) (Lithuanian: Vilniaus oro uostas) is the airport of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is located 5.9 km (3.7 mi) south [4] of the city center. It is the largest of the three commercial airports in Lithuania by passenger traffic, with one runway and 5 million passengers a year. [3]
After speedy improvements at Palanga airfield, which included building up a passenger terminal, office for airline staff and a radio station for communication with the planes in flight, the regular service on Kaunas–Palanga route was launched on 3 June 1939. The same year first international flight to Spilve airport in Riga was introduced.
An airport spokesperson said the plane was a Boeing 737-400. Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards) before crashing into the building.
In a press release, the airport confirmed the crash, which it said was reported at 5:30 a.m. local time. Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania's minister of foregin affairs, confirmed on social media ...
Palanga is the busiest and the largest summer resort in Lithuania and has sandy beaches (18 km, 11 miles long and up to 300 metres, 1000 ft wide) and sand dunes. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Officially Palanga has the status of a city municipality and includes Šventoji , Nemirseta , Būtingė , Palanga International Airport and other settlements, which are ...