Nonstop flight route between Yoshkar-Ola, Russia and Riga, Latvia:
Departure Airport:
(56°42'17"N by 47°53'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°55'24"N by 23°58'15"E)
Distance from JOK to RIX:
900.27 miles (1,448.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK), Yoshkar-Ola, Russia and Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia would travel a Great Circle distance of 900 miles (or 1,449 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Yoshkar-Ola Airport and Riga International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOK / UWKJ |
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| Location: | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°42'17"N by 47°53'42"E |
| Area Served: | Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, Russia |
| Operator/Owner: | GU Mari El Republic "Yoshkar-Ola Airport" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 348 feet (106 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JOK |
| More Information: | JOK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIX / EVRA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Riga, Latvia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°55'24"N by 23°58'15"E |
| Area Served: | Riga, Latvia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Latvia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RIX |
| More Information: | RIX Maps & Info |
Facts about Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK):
- Because of Yoshkar-Ola Airport's relatively low elevation of 348 feet, planes can take off or land at Yoshkar-Ola Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Yoshkar-Ola Airport", other names for JOK include "Йошкар-Ола Аэропорт", "Якшар-Хала Аэропорт" and "Аэропорт Йошкар-Ола".
- The closest airport to Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSW of JOK.
- Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,332 miles (16,627 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Riga International Airport (RIX):
- In addition to being known as "Riga International Airport", another name for RIX is "Starptautiskā lidosta “Rīga”".
- The furthest airport from Riga International Airport (RIX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,169 miles (17,975 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Latvian government plans to build another terminal capable of handling 20 million passengers a year.
- AirBaltic has its head office on the property of Riga Airport.
- Riga International Airport (RIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Riga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Riga International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Riga International Airport (RIX) is Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of RIX.
- Riga International Airport is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights to over 80 destinations in 30 countries.
- The airport was built in 1973 as an alternative to Spilve Airport, which had become outdated.
- Renovation and modernization of the airport was completed in 2001, coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the founding of the city.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.37 miles (76.24 km) SSW | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia |     |
| 2 | 92.77 miles (149.29 km) SE | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 3 | 135.39 miles (217.89 km) NNE | Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 160.18 miles (257.78 km) W | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 5 | 163.09 miles (262.46 km) SSE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 168.41 miles (271.03 km) S | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 179.88 miles (289.49 km) ESE | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 8 | 206.90 miles (332.98 km) SSW | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 9 | 210.72 miles (339.11 km) E | Izhevsk Airport (IJK) | Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 238.46 miles (383.76 km) SE | Bugulma Airport (UUA) | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 11 | 238.64 miles (384.06 km) SSE | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 12 | 250.00 miles (402.34 km) E | Neftekamsk Airport (NEF) | Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 13 | 263.61 miles (424.24 km) W | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 14 | 265.46 miles (427.22 km) SE | Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 15 | 267.67 miles (430.78 km) WNW | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,331.58 miles (16,627.02 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,110.34 miles (16,270.97 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,109.60 miles (16,269.78 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,080.95 miles (16,223.67 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,069.41 miles (16,205.11 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,044.45 miles (16,164.93 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,021.98 miles (16,128.78 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,010.91 miles (16,110.96 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 9,988.24 miles (16,074.48 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,981.08 miles (16,062.96 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 11 | 9,962.85 miles (16,033.61 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,932.12 miles (15,984.15 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 9,919.74 miles (15,964.23 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,911.26 miles (15,950.58 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,907.69 miles (15,944.84 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.48 miles (119.86 km) SSW | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 2 | 95.79 miles (154.17 km) WNW | Ventspils International Airport (VNT) | Ventspils, Latvia | |
| 3 | 104.98 miles (168.95 km) N | Pärnu Airport (EPU) | Pärnu, Estonia | |
| 4 | 105.24 miles (169.36 km) NNW | Kuressaare Airport (URE) | Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia | |
| 5 | 112.51 miles (181.07 km) WSW | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 6 | 123.36 miles (198.52 km) ESE | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 7 | 127.98 miles (205.96 km) WSW | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania | |
| 8 | 133.92 miles (215.52 km) SW | Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| 9 | 135.47 miles (218.03 km) S | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 10 | 138.70 miles (223.22 km) NE | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 11 | 148.80 miles (239.47 km) NNW | Kärdla Airport (KDL) | Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia | |
| 12 | 166.06 miles (267.25 km) SSE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 13 | 174.85 miles (281.40 km) N | Tallinn Airport (TLL) | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| 14 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) ENE | Pskov Airport (PKV) | Pskov, Russia | |
| 15 | 191.96 miles (308.93 km) SW | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,168.96 miles (17,974.66 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,818.30 miles (17,410.33 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,806.86 miles (17,391.91 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,787.98 miles (17,361.53 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,783.14 miles (17,353.74 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,782.05 miles (17,351.98 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,780.71 miles (17,349.83 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,772.07 miles (17,335.92 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,770.05 miles (17,332.67 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,764.85 miles (17,324.30 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,756.04 miles (17,310.13 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,755.77 miles (17,309.68 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,739.77 miles (17,283.94 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,734.52 miles (17,275.50 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,729.04 miles (17,266.68 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |