Airports In Latvia
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airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
s in Latvia, sorted by location. Latvia ( lv, Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia (''Latvijas Republika''), is a
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in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by
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, to the south by Lithuania, to the east by the
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, and to the southeast by
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. Across the
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to the west lies Sweden. The capital of Latvia is Riga. The local time is
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+2 (GMT+3 DST).
Riga International Airport Riga International Airport ( lv, Starptautiskā lidosta "Rīga"; ) is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights to 76 destinations as of November 2019. It serves ...
is the only major airport in Latvia, carrying around 5 million passengers annually. It is the largest airport in the
Baltic state The Baltic states, et, Balti riigid or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term, which currently is used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, ...
s and has direct flights to over 80 destinations in 30 countries. It is also the main hub of
airBaltic airBaltic, legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga. Its main hub is Riga, and it operates bases ...
. In the recent years
airBaltic airBaltic, legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga. Its main hub is Riga, and it operates bases ...
operated also in
Liepāja International Airport Liepāja International Airport is a regional airport in western Latvia which is certified for international air traffic. Along with Riga International Airport and Ventspils Airport, it is one of the two major airports in Latvia. Overview Liep ...
as well as
Ventspils International Airport Ventspils International Airport is an airport southwest of Ventspils, Latvia. It is the newest airport and, with Liepāja International Airport and Riga International Airport, is one of the three notable airports in the country. Overview Vent ...
but operations in both of these airports were soon ceased. In 2017
airBaltic airBaltic, legally incorporated as AS Air Baltic Corporation, is the flag carrier of Latvia, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality near Riga. Its main hub is Riga, and it operates bases ...
started to fly to
Liepāja International Airport Liepāja International Airport is a regional airport in western Latvia which is certified for international air traffic. Along with Riga International Airport and Ventspils Airport, it is one of the two major airports in Latvia. Overview Liep ...
again. As of 2019, airBaltic flies between Riga and Liepāja three times weekly in winter and five times weekly in summer. Currently there are plans for further development in several regional airports, including Jūrmala Airport, Liepāja, Ventspils as well as
Daugavpils International Airport The Daugavpils International Airport ( lv, Daugavpils Starptautiskā Lidosta) is located 12 km northeast of Daugavpils in the village of Lociki, Naujene Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality, in the Latgale region of Latvia. All of the airpor ...
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Airports

Names shown in bold indicate airports with scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.


See also

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Latvian Air Force Latvian Air Force ( lv, Latvijas Gaisa spēki) is the aviation branch of the National Armed Forces. The first air force (AF) units were established 1992. It has no air combat capability, thus the defense of Latvian air space is maintained by NATO ...
* Transport in Latvia * List of largest airports in the Baltic states * List of airports by ICAO code: E#EV - Latvia * Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Europe#Latvia


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