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MGL to PLQ: distance & flight time
Moenchengladbach (Mönchengladbach Airport) → Palanga (Palanga International Airport)
680 mi
1,095 km · 591 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
680 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MGL — Mönchengladbach Airport · Moenchengladbach, Germany
- PLQ — Palanga International Airport · Palanga, Lithuania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MGL
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport12 mi away
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport22 mi away
- GKE · Geilenkirchen Air Base27 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport30 mi away
Near PLQ
- KLJ · Klaipėda Airport19 mi away
- LPX · Liepāja International Airport38 mi away
- KGD · Khrabrovo Airport77 mi away
- SQQ · Šiauliai International Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGL from PLQ?
The flight distance from Moenchengladbach (MGL) to Palanga (PLQ) is 680 miles (1,095 km, 591 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGL to PLQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MGL to PLQ?
Nonstop service on MGL–PLQ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Moenchengladbach and Palanga?
Palanga is 1 hour ahead of Moenchengladbach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MGL to PLQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MGL–PLQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MGL to PLQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MGL–PLQ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.