It serves the Lithuanian Baltic sea resorts of Palanga and the city of Klaipėda, and parts of Samogitia and western Latvia.

[3] Palanga Airport started operations in 1937 at a site 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the current terminal, near the Palanga-Darbėnai road.

The new air strip and facilities at the current site first appeared during the post-World War II period.

Passenger services and luggage handling was modernized to comply with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Two adjacent terminals connected by short walkways and a transit area serve the airport: 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.