Lithuanian Airports continue to break records in March

In March, passenger flows at Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) continued to grow, and exceeded 542 thousand. March, which is at the turn of the two aviation seasons – winter and summer – showed increased activity at all three airports – Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga, which ensure a variety of destinations and convenient air connectivity with important European aviation hubs.

In March, the Lithuanian Airports network continued to maintain growth trends and provided services to 542.2 thousand passengers. This is 6.7% more than in March last year. According to LTOU, passenger flows in the first quarter of this year are higher compared to the formerly record-breaking first quarter of 2025. As LTOU continues to demonstrate rapid growth, passenger flows in neighbouring markets in March are more moderate: at Riga Airport they fell by 2%, while Tallinn grew by only 2%.

The largest growth in March was achieved by Vilnius Airport – 7.8%. More than 377 thousand passengers chose this airport for their trips. Traffic also rose by 5.1% at Palanga Airport, which ensured comfortable travel for 36 thousand passengers in March. The number of passengers at Kaunas Airport reached almost 129 thousand, and was 4.3% higher compared to the same period last year. All three airports not only maintained growth in passenger traffic in March, but also exceeded the records achieved in the same period last year.

"We see that, despite the temporary pause of flights to Dubai and Tel Aviv due to the situation in this region, the number of passengers and handled flights continued to grow successfully in the entire Lithuanian Airports network in March. This month marks the beginning of the aviation summer season, so I believe that new and returning routes, more frequent flights, and an expanding route map will cater to the unfading desire to travel", - says Simonas Bartkus, CEO at Lithuanian Airports.

In total, 3.7% more flights took place in the LTOU network in March 2026 than in the same month in 2025. In March, LTOU jointly handled almost 4,800 flights.

The fastest growth (5.2%) in flights handled was recorded at Vilnius Airport, and amounted to more than 3,400. Kaunas Airport served a little more than a thousand flights and maintained stability compared to March last year. Palanga Airport continues to grow in terms of the number of flights this year, with almost 380 flights, or almost 1% more than compared to March 2025. Figures show that Palanga Airport improves the connectivity of Western Lithuania through Amsterdam, Bergen, London, Oslo, Copenhagen and Riga, and onward connections via respective hubs.

Route maps for all Lithuanian Airports for this year’s aviation summer season can be found here.