Riga International Airport

Riga International Airport (EVRA/RIX) is the primary international gateway for Latvia's capital and the largest aviation hub in the Baltic region, serving the city and surrounding northeastern Europe with scheduled airline service and charter operations.

The airport sits at low elevation near sea level in the Mārupe Municipality, approximately 10 kilometers west of central Riga. Its proximity to the city and established infrastructure make it the natural choice for business travelers and private-aviation operators serving the Latvian capital and the broader Baltic market. The airport handles mixed scheduled and general-aviation traffic, with regular support for charter flights, fractional ownership, and corporate aircraft operations alongside its substantial commercial airline operations.

As a major airline hub in the region, EVRA draws significant mainline and low-cost carrier traffic, which means the airfield and its support facilities accommodate aircraft ranging from narrow-body jets to widebody services. For private aviation, this translates to well-established ground handling, fueling, and maintenance infrastructure capable of supporting midsize and larger business jets. Light and midsize jet operators will find straightforward operations; longer-range and super-midsize aircraft are routine visitors.

The Baltic maritime climate brings typical Northern European weather patterns, with seasonal variation in cloud cover, precipitation, and visibility that pilots should account for during winter planning. Summer conditions are generally favorable for flight operations, though weather systems can develop quickly across the region. The airport's role as a connector between Western Europe and Russia, Belarus, and points east makes it a logical alternate or planned destination for operators conducting multi-leg regional missions.

Charter brokers, aircraft owners, and operators conducting business across the Baltics or Eastern Europe typically work through EVRA as the region's most developed and reliable international airport, supported by established FBO services and regional expertise.

RIX Riga Airport is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights to 107 destinations as of September 2024. It is the 12th-busiest airport in post-Soviet states as well as 77th-busiest airport in Europe. It serves as a hub for airBaltic and RAF-Avia, and as one of the base airports for Ryanair and Norwegian Air Shuttle. The Latvian national carrier airBaltic is the largest carrier that serves the airport, followed by Ryanair. The airport is located in the Mārupe Municipality west of Riga, approximately 10 km from its city centre.