Riga International Airport Airport

5 Flight routes to & from Riga (RIX)

Flight Riga (RIX) - London Gatwick (LGW)
Air Baltic (BT653, BT651), British Airways (BA2243, BA2241), Etihad Airways (EY8090), Air Malta (KM2235), TAP Air Portugal (TP6418)
£85.18
Flight London Gatwick (LGW) - Riga (RIX)
Air Baltic (BT654, BT652), British Airways (BA2242, BA2240), Air Malta (KM2239), TAP Air Portugal (TP6420, TP6444), Etihad Airways (EY8118)
£83.48
Flight London (LON) - Riga (RIX)
Air Baltic (BT654, BT652), British Airways (BA2242, BA2240), Air Malta (KM2239), Wizz Air (W62504, W62502), TAP Air Portugal (TP6420)
£76.72

Riga International Airport Airport

Riga International Airport is the most important of the 3 civilian airports in the North European Republic of Latvia. The largest airport in the entire Baltic region is close to the Latvian capital of the same name, in the town of Skultes. There are flights to more than 60 different destinations in 30 different countries almost every day.
  • URL: Official website
  • Time zone: GMT 2
  • Service telephone: +371 29 311-187
  • Address: Lidosta Riga 10/1, Marupes pagasts, Rigas rajons, LV-1053, Latvija
  • Operating company: SJSC RIGA International Airport
  • Parking: Paid parking for about 1500 vehicles.
  • Nearby cities: Riga (8 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is near the motorway A10-/E-22 from Riga to Babits.
  • Stations: Trains to Riga main station and then use a taxi or the express bus 22 to the airport.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (16.28%), Tuesday (13.13%), Wednesday (15.23%), Thursday (13.97%), Friday (15.10%), Saturday (11.72%), Sunday (14.55%)
  • Alternative spelling: Riga - Spilve, Ryga, Riika, Riia, Riqa, Рига, Рыга, Ρίγα, ريغا, ریگا, ריגה, ริกา, რიგა, Ռիգա, รีกา, ரீகா, রিগা, रीगा, リガ, 리가, 里加

Most popular destinations from Riga International Airport (Flights per week )


Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Air Baltic (1460, 58,05 %)
  2. Finnair (96, 3,82 %)
  3. Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT (70, 2,78 %)
  4. Wizz Air (52, 2,07 %)
  5. Lufthansa (44, 1,75 %)
  6. Turkish Airlines (31, 1,23 %)
  7. Norwegian Air Shuttle (24, 0,95 %)
  8. Norwegian Air International (16, 0,64 %)
  9. Transavia Airlines (8, 0,32 %)
  10. Uzbekistan Airways (4, 0,16 %)
  11. other (28.23 %)

Location
Opened in 1973, the airport is located about 5 miles west of the city centre. From Riga use the motorway A-10/E-22 towards Babits and then follow the airport signs to the turnoff for the airport.

Rail and bus passengers head for Riga main rail or bus stations and then use either a taxi or the express buses 22 or 22a that operate from 5.40 am to 11.25 pm every 10 to 30 minutes to the airport.


Statistical weather data for Riga International Airport

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-2.2
-1.5
3.1
9.8
16.6
20.3
21.5
20.8
16.2
10.6
4.2
0.0
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-4.2
-0.5
5.1
11.4
15.5
16.9
16.2
12.0
7.4
2.1
-2.3
-7.5
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-3.9
1.0
6.4
10.4
12.3
11.9
8.2
4.2
-0.2
-4.8