AirportsRiga International Airport is a large airport serving Riga, in Mārupe Municipality, Latvia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RIX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RIX
- ICAO code
- EVRA
- City
- Riga
- State or region
- Mārupe Municipality
- Country
- Latvia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 56.9208° N, 23.9707° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RIX means Riga International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EVRA. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.9208° N, 23.9707° E. It stands 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Riga, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Riga International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pärnu AirportPärnu, Estonia | EPU | 169 km |
| Kuressaare AirportKuressaare, Estonia | URE | 170 km |
| Palanga International AirportPalanga, Lithuania | PLQ | 206 km |
| Kaunas International AirportKaunas, Lithuania | KUN | 218 km |
| Tartu AirportTartu, Estonia | TAY | 223 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,172 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,803 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,320 km | 5 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,690 km | 2 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,746 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,310 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,278 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,108 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,331 km | 19 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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