# Riga International Airport (RIX / EVRA)

**Riga International Airport** (IATA: RIX, ICAO: EVRA) is a large airport in Riga, Mārupe Municipality, Latvia. It opened in 1974. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,499 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by SJSC Riga International Airport. In 2025 it handled 7.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RIX / EVRA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: SJSC Riga International Airport
- Owner: Government of Latvia
- Serves: Riga, Mārupe Municipality, Latvia
- Opened: 1974
- Elevation: 11 m / 36 ft
- Coordinates: 56.9208, 23.9707
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
- Passengers: 7,098,121 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Riga
- Website: https://www.riga-airport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga_International_Airport (50 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q505421
- Weather station: EVRA
- Ident: EVRA

## Timeline

- 1974: Riga International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 185° / 005° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 4,802,282 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 5,145,857 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 5,384,807 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 6,077,947 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 7,036,294 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 7,785,729 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 1,995,133 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 2,336,134 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 5,368,369 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 6,618,744 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 7,099,828 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 7,098,121 | Eurostat |

## Routes

97 destinations in 41 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (62)

- [PLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eypa.md) Palanga International Airport · Lithuania · 206 km / 128 mi · AirBaltic
- [VNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eyvi.md) Vilnius International Airport · Lithuania · 267 km / 166 mi · AirBaltic
- [TLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eetn.md) Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport · Estonia · 282 km / 175 mi · AirBaltic
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 382 km / 237 mi · Finnair, AirBaltic
- [TKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eftu.md) Turku Airport · Finland · 412 km / 256 mi · AirBaltic
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 465 km / 289 mi · Ryanair, AirBaltic
- [TMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eftp.md) Tampere-Pirkkala Airport · Finland · 500 km / 311 mi · AirBaltic
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 563 km / 350 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 713 km / 443 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, AirBaltic
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 809 km / 503 mi · Ryanair
- [AAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekah.md) Aarhus Airport · Denmark · 819 km / 509 mi · Ryanair
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 829 km / 515 mi · AirBaltic
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 842 km / 523 mi · AirBaltic
- [TRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ento.md) Sandefjord Airport, Torp · Norway · 843 km / 524 mi · Ryanair
- [OUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efou.md) Oulu Airport · Finland · 894 km / 556 mi · AirBaltic
- [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · Denmark · 921 km / 572 mi · AirBaltic
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 956 km / 594 mi · AirBaltic
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 992 km / 616 mi · Ryanair, AirBaltic
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,099 km / 683 mi · AirBaltic
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,102 km / 685 mi · AirBaltic
- [RMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lukk.md) Chişinău International Airport · Moldova · 1,161 km / 721 mi · AirBaltic
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 1,255 km / 780 mi · AirBaltic
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,271 km / 790 mi · AirBaltic, Lufthansa
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 1,279 km / 795 mi · AirBaltic
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 1,333 km / 828 mi · AirBaltic
- [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 1,356 km / 843 mi · Ryanair
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 1,381 km / 858 mi · AirBaltic
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,434 km / 891 mi · AirBaltic
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,464 km / 910 mi · Ryanair
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 1,481 km / 920 mi · AirBaltic
- [TSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liph.md) Treviso Airport · Italy · 1,493 km / 928 mi · Ryanair
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 1,582 km / 983 mi · AirBaltic
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,590 km / 988 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,625 km / 1,010 mi · Ryanair
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,636 km / 1,017 mi · AirBaltic
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · United Kingdom · 1,644 km / 1,022 mi · Ryanair
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · United Kingdom · 1,670 km / 1,038 mi · Ryanair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,672 km / 1,039 mi · AirBaltic
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 1,673 km / 1,040 mi · Ryanair
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,692 km / 1,051 mi · AirBaltic
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,704 km / 1,059 mi · Ryanair
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,773 km / 1,102 mi · AirBaltic, Turkish Airlines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 1,877 km / 1,166 mi · Ryanair, AirBaltic
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 1,885 km / 1,171 mi · AirBaltic
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,942 km / 1,207 mi · Ryanair, AirBaltic
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,111 km / 1,312 mi · AirBaltic
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 2,260 km / 1,404 mi · AirBaltic
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 2,337 km / 1,452 mi · Ryanair, AirBaltic
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 2,377 km / 1,477 mi · AirBaltic
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 2,448 km / 1,521 mi · Ryanair, AirBaltic
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 2,551 km / 1,585 mi · Ryanair
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 2,557 km / 1,589 mi · AirBaltic
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,605 km / 1,619 mi · AirBaltic
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 2,691 km / 1,672 mi · AirBaltic
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,741 km / 1,703 mi · AirBaltic
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 2,894 km / 1,798 mi · AirBaltic
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 3,081 km / 1,914 mi · Ryanair, AirBaltic
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 3,137 km / 1,949 mi · AirBaltic
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 3,229 km / 2,006 mi · AirBaltic
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 3,641 km / 2,262 mi · FlyOne, Uzbekistan Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,320 km / 2,684 mi · AirBaltic
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 4,507 km / 2,801 mi · AirBaltic

### Seasonal (34)

- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 563 km / 350 mi · AirBaltic
- [KAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efks.md) Kuusamo Airport · Finland · 1,045 km / 649 mi · AirBaltic
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 1,256 km / 780 mi · AirBaltic
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 1,287 km / 800 mi · Ryanair
- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · Slovenia · 1,356 km / 843 mi · AirBaltic
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 1,370 km / 851 mi · AirBaltic
- [INN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowi.md) Innsbruck Airport · Austria · 1,373 km / 853 mi · AirBaltic
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 1,501 km / 933 mi · AirBaltic
- [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,567 km / 974 mi · AirBaltic
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 1,583 km / 984 mi · AirBaltic
- [BOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbg.md) Burgas Airport · Bulgaria · 1,615 km / 1,004 mi · AirBaltic
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,647 km / 1,023 mi · AirBaltic
- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 1,657 km / 1,030 mi · AirBaltic
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 1,703 km / 1,058 mi · AirBaltic
- [TRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limf.md) Turin Airport · Italy · 1,723 km / 1,071 mi · AirBaltic
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,751 km / 1,088 mi · AirBaltic
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 1,753 km / 1,089 mi · AirBaltic
- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 1,825 km / 1,134 mi · AirBaltic
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,914 km / 1,189 mi · AirBaltic
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 1,948 km / 1,210 mi · AirBaltic
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,111 km / 1,312 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 2,116 km / 1,315 mi · AirBaltic
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 2,261 km / 1,405 mi · AirBaltic
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,283 km / 1,419 mi · AirBaltic
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,302 km / 1,430 mi · AirBaltic
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,401 km / 1,492 mi · AirBaltic
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 2,469 km / 1,534 mi · AirBaltic
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 2,625 km / 1,631 mi · AirBaltic
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 2,903 km / 1,804 mi · AirBaltic
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,322 km / 2,064 mi · AirBaltic
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,398 km / 2,111 mi · AirBaltic
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 3,732 km / 2,319 mi · AirBaltic
- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 4,093 km / 2,543 mi · AirBaltic
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 4,455 km / 2,768 mi · AirBaltic

### Seasonal charter (9)

- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 1,590 km / 988 mi · Heston Airlines
- [BOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbbg.md) Burgas Airport · Bulgaria · 1,615 km / 1,004 mi · Heston Airlines
- [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 1,657 km / 1,030 mi · Air Montenegro, Heston Airlines
- [SUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lica.md) Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport · Italy · 2,081 km / 1,293 mi · AirBaltic
- [GPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrx.md) Patras Araxos Agamemnon Airport · Greece · 2,095 km / 1,302 mi · AirBaltic
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,283 km / 1,419 mi · Mavi Gök Airlines, Freebird Airlines
- [NBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtnh.md) Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport · Tunisia · 2,528 km / 1,571 mi · Heston Airlines
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,322 km / 2,064 mi · Heston Airlines, SkyUp
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,398 km / 2,111 mi · Heston Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RIX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 81
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle)
- 6F [Primera Air Nordic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/primera-air-nordic)
- MTL [RAF-Avia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/raf-avia)

### Passenger (14)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 21
- HN [Heston Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/heston-airlines) · 6 · seasonal charter
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- ZQ [Air Montenegro](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-montenegro) · 1 · seasonal charter
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1
- 5F [FlyOne](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyone) · 1
- FH [Freebird Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freebird-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- Mavi Gök Airlines · 1 · seasonal charter
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1
- PQ [SkyUp](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyup) · 1 · seasonal charter
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 1

Former hub of [Inversija](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/inversija), [Latavio](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latavio), [Transeast Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transeast-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7.1M (2025) | #275 of 3,974 | #79 in Europe | #1 in LV |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | =111 in Europe | #1 in LV |
| Elevation | 11 m / 36 ft | =40,035 of 43,403 | =5,399 in Europe | #13 in LV |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =1,177 in Europe | #4 in LV |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =2 in LV |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 129.925 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 121.200 |
| MISC | Riga Apron | 131.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |
| GND | Riga Ground | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [EVTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evta.md) Jūrmala Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [EYSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eysb.md) Barysiai Airfield · 98 km / 61 mi
- [SQQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eysa.md) Šiauliai International Airport · 120 km / 74 mi
- [EVKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evka.md) Jēkabpils Air Base · 125 km / 78 mi
- [PNV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eypp.md) Panevėžys Air Base · 136 km / 84 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Riga International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Riga_International_Airport&oldid=1376712058), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra/data