Nonstop flight route between Palanga, Lithuania and Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palanga Airport (PLQ), Palanga, Lithuania and Grande Prairie Airport (YQU), Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,434 miles (or 7,135 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Palanga Airport and Grande Prairie Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Palanga Airport and Grande Prairie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLQ / EYPA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Palanga, Lithuania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°58'23"N by 21°5'38"E | 
| Area Served: | Palanga, Lithuania | 
| Operator/Owner: | Lithuanian state | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PLQ | 
| More Information: | PLQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQU / CYQU | 
| Airport Name: | Grande Prairie Airport | 
| Location: | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°10'47"N by 118°53'4"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Grande Prairie Airport Commission | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2195 feet (669 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YQU | 
| More Information: | YQU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Palanga Airport (PLQ):
- The closest airport to Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of PLQ.
- In addition to being known as "Palanga Airport", another name for PLQ is "Palangos oro uostas".
- Because of one-level terminal buildings layout where both departures and arrivals are handled on the ground floor level, there are no jet bridges at the airport.
- Palanga Airport (PLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- From 1940–1941, and again in 1945–1963, the airport was used by the Air Force of the Soviet Union.
- Because of Palanga Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Palanga Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States
- The furthest airport from Palanga Airport (PLQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Grande Prairie Airport (YQU):
- The furthest airport from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,233 miles (16,469 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of YQU.
- Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) has 2 runways.




