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Riga International Airport

Riga · Latvia · Europe/Riga

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1Runways
10,499Longest (ft)
36Elevation (ft)
65Route Records
25Airline Records
UTC+2Timezone
72Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

36Regional Hub
Shortest route
PLQPalanga International Airport205.8 km
Air Baltic
Longest route
JFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport6,745.9 km
Uzbekistan Airways
Nearest international
PLQPalanga International Airport205.8 km
Air Baltic
Longest international
JFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport6,745.9 km
Uzbekistan Airways

Airport Connectivity Score

36/100

Regional Hub

Destinations served65 destinations
Airline diversity25 airlines
Haul mix coverage3 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

18/3610,499 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
37
medium-haul
26
long-haul
2

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
SQQŠiauliai International Airport119.5 km
Nearest same country
LPXLiepāja International Airport181 km
Nearest international
SQQŠiauliai International Airport119.5 km
Farthest airport
CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport17,974.7 km
Within 500 km: 31 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 171 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 606 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1SQQŠiauliai International Airport119.5 kmM
2PNVPanevėžys Air Base135.9 kmM
3EPUPärnu Airport169.3 kmM
4UREKuressaare Airport169.6 kmM
5LPXLiepāja International Airport181 kmL
6PLQPalanga International Airport205.8 kmL
7KUNKaunas International Airport217.7 kmL
8TAYTartu Airport223.4 kmM
9KDLKärdla Airport239.8 kmM
10VNOVilnius International Airport267.2 kmL

ATC Frequencies5

APPAPP129.925 MHz
ATISATIS121.2 MHz
GNDRiga Ground118.8 MHz
MISCRiga Apron131.6 MHz
TWRTWR118.1 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

DH4
40
735
38
73C
35
733
11
320
10
738
9
73H
4
763
3
73G
2
764
2

Sample Routes

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PLQPalanga International Airport205.8 km
short-haulAir Baltic
VNOVilnius International Airport267.2 km
short-haulAir Baltic
TLLLennart Meri Tallinn Airport281.7 km
short-haulAir Baltic
NRNWeeze (Niederrhein) Airport1,295 km
short-haulRyanair
AMSAmsterdam Airport Schiphol1,333.1 km
short-haulAir Baltic
HHNFrankfurt-Hahn Airport1,345.8 km
short-haulRyanair
TASTashkent International Airport3,640.7 km
medium-haulAir BalticCS
TFSTenerife Sur Airport4,507.2 km
long-haulSmartLynx Airlines

Airline Records in Dataset25

SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
BTAir Baltic
ABAir Berlin
AFAir France
AZAlitalia
OSAustrian Airlines
J2Azerbaijan Airlines
B2Belavia Belarusian Airlines
SNBrussels Airlines
OKCzech Airlines
AYFinnair
A9Georgian Airways
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LOLOT Polish Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
W2Maastricht Airlines
DYNorwegian Air Shuttle
FRRyanair
SKScandinavian Airlines System
6YSmartLynx Airlines
UNTransaero Airlines
TKTurkish Airlines
PSUkraine International Airlines
HYUzbekistan Airways
W6Wizz Air

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Airport HistoryEst. 1973

Riga International Airport was built in 1973 as a replacement for the older Spilve Airport, and today it is the largest airport in the Baltic states, serving as the primary hub for national carrier airBaltic. A major renovation was completed in 2001 to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Riga's founding, and the airport has continued to expand its route network and facilities since Latvia's accession to the EU.

✦Riga is the busiest airport in the Baltic states, well ahead of Vilnius and Tallinn.
✦It briefly hosted one of the few direct air links between the former USSR/CIS region and New York City, via Uzbekistan Airways' Tashkent-Riga-New York routing.
1973
Riga Airport Opens

The airport is built and opened in Mārupe Municipality, about 10 km west of central Riga, replacing the outdated Spilve Airport.

1995
Riga-New York Route via Uzbekistan Airways

Uzbekistan Airways launches a Tashkent-New York service routed through Riga using an Airbus A310; weak demand leads to its rerouting via Amsterdam within three months.

2001
Major Renovation Completed

A large-scale renovation and modernization of the airport is completed, timed to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the founding of Riga.

2004
Latvia Joins the EU; Uzbekistan Route Returns

Uzbekistan Airways resumes its New York service via Riga in October 2004 using Boeing 767s, aided by lower airport fees; the same year Latvia joins the European Union, boosting the airport's connectivity.

2006
North Terminal Extension Opens

A North Terminal extension opens, and a joint-venture aircraft maintenance and repair facility is launched with SR Technics.

2010
Baltic Business Aviation Terminal Opens

The Baltics' first dedicated business aviation terminal opens at Riga.

2021
Runway Incident in Snow

An airBaltic Airbus A220 skids off the runway while landing in heavy snow in December 2021.

General encyclopedic sources (Wikipedia). Figures on passenger numbers and destination counts (as of Sept 2024: approx. 7.12 million passengers, 107 destinations) reflect the latest reporting found and will change over time.