Nonstop flight route between Siem Reap, Cambodia and Riga, Latvia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP), Siem Reap, Cambodia and Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,062 miles (or 8,147 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 large distance between Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport and Riga International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport and Riga International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP):

• In addition to being known as "Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport", other names for REP include "សៀមរាបព្រលានយន្តហោះអន្តរជាតិ" and "Aéroport International de Siem Reab".
• The closest airport to Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) is Battambang Airport (BBM), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) WSW of REP.
• Because of Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Siem Reap-Angkor 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 furthest airport from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (meaning Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,414 miles (19,978 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (REP) currently has only 1 runway.
• As of 2008, extensions to the airport's apron and parking areas are taking place.

Facts about Riga International Airport (RIX):

• In addition to being known as "Riga International Airport", another name for RIX is "Starptautiskā lidosta “Rīga”".
• 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.
• As the Latvian government may be backing out of the state-financed plan to build the 20 million passenger capable terminal, airBaltic is now planning, by 2014, to build for its own exclusive use a second terminal which can handle 40 planes and 5000 passengers per hour, equivalent to about 7.5 million passengers per year, located next to the current terminal, while leaving the current terminal for all other airlines to use.
• 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.
• Riga International Airport (RIX) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• AirBaltic has its head office on the property of Riga Airport.
• The closest airport to Riga International Airport (RIX) is Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of RIX.