RIX — Riga International Airport
- IATA code
- RIX
- ICAO code
- EVRA
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 7,098,121
- 2025 · −0.0% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 66
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+2 / UTC+3
- Europe/Riga
- Elevation
- 11 m
- 36 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,200 m
Jan–Jun 2026: 3,274,762 passengers, −1.0% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About RIX
Riga International Airport is a large airport serving Riga, Latvia. It opened in 1974 and is run by SJSC Riga International Airport. 7,098,121 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 66 nonstop routes from RIX.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from RIX
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| RIX → HEL | 383 km | 393,826 |
| RIX → ARN | 467 km | 323,634 |
| RIX → TLL | 282 km | 303,840 |
| RIX → FRA | 1,274 km | 274,415 |
| RIX → VNO | 268 km | 254,505 |
| RIX → OSL | 831 km | 253,801 |
| RIX → STN | 1,630 km | 243,831 |
| RIX → VIE | 1,100 km | 230,913 |
| RIX → BER | 844 km | 225,601 |
| RIX → CPH | 715 km | 213,288 |
| RIX → AMS | 1,337 km | 204,877 |
| RIX → IST | 1,773 km | 173,094 |
| RIX → AYT | 2,283 km | 152,557 |
| RIX → MUC | 1,257 km | 138,964 |
| RIX → LGW | 1,697 km | 138,878 |
| RIX → LTN | 1,667 km | 138,229 |
| RIX → CDG | 1,676 km | 130,049 |
| RIX → PRG | 994 km | 120,665 |
| RIX → DUB | 1,948 km | 120,554 |
| RIX → WAW | 564 km | 113,590 |
| RIX → BCN | 2,340 km | 109,773 |
| RIX → BRU | 1,438 km | 100,113 |
| RIX → ZRH | 1,484 km | 82,945 |
| RIX → FCO | 1,878 km | 81,464 |
| RIX → AGP | 3,085 km | 80,892 |
| RIX → BGY | 1,592 km | 79,077 |
| RIX → PLQ | 206 km | 76,116 |
| RIX → DUS | 1,283 km | 72,085 |
| RIX → HAM | 959 km | 69,770 |
| RIX → TRF | 846 km | 67,311 |
| RIX → TMP | 501 km | 67,150 |
| RIX → KRK | 810 km | 65,941 |
| RIX → MXP | 1,638 km | 63,074 |
| RIX → MAN | 1,709 km | 61,559 |
| RIX → MLA | 2,448 km | 60,992 |
| RIX → SSH | 3,319 km | 55,781 |
| RIX → EDI | 1,679 km | 54,475 |
| RIX → BUD | 1,103 km | 53,865 |
| RIX → DXB | 4,320 km | 53,573 |
| RIX → BLL | 924 km | 53,029 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| EPU | Pärnu Airport | 169 km |
| URE | Kuressaare Airport | 170 km |
| PLQ | Palanga International Airport | 206 km |
| KUN | Kaunas International Airport | 218 km |
| TAY | Tartu Airport | 223 km |
Distance from RIX to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,200 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Riga, Mārupe Municipality, Latvia · 56.9208, 23.9707
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