Nonstop flight route between Riga, Latvia and Yaroslavl, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(56°55'24"N by 23°58'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(57°33'38"N by 40°9'26"E)
Distance from RIX to IAR:
605.29 miles (974.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia and Tunoshna (IAR), Yaroslavl, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 605 miles (or 974 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 Riga International Airport and Tunoshna, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIX / EVRA |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAR / UUDL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°33'38"N by 40°9'26"E |
| Area Served: | Yaroslavl |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 285 feet (87 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAR |
| More Information: | IAR Maps & Info |
Facts about Riga International Airport (RIX):
- The Latvian government plans to build another terminal capable of handling 20 million passengers a year.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Riga International Airport", another name for RIX is "Starptautiskā lidosta “Rīga”".
- Riga International Airport (RIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Riga International Airport (RIX) is Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of RIX.
Facts about Tunoshna (IAR):
- On September 7, 2011, a Yak-Service Yak-42, carrying the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to Minsk, crashed on take-off from Tunoshna, killing 44 of the 45 occupants.
- Tunoshna (IAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tunoshna's relatively low elevation of 285 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunoshna 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 Tunoshna (IAR) is Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ENE of IAR.
- The furthest airport from Tunoshna (IAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,606 miles (17,069 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Tunoshna", another name for IAR is "Аэропорт Туношна".
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.80 miles (57.61 km) ENE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 2 | 51.67 miles (83.16 km) SE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 3 | 58.76 miles (94.56 km) NW | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 119.15 miles (191.76 km) N | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 5 | 140.79 miles (226.57 km) SW | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 6 | 141.38 miles (227.53 km) NNW | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 151.05 miles (243.09 km) SW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | 155.81 miles (250.75 km) SSW | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 9 | 164.92 miles (265.42 km) ESE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 10 | 171.69 miles (276.31 km) SSW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 11 | 172.25 miles (277.21 km) WSW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 12 | 173.86 miles (279.80 km) SW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 174.67 miles (281.10 km) SW | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 14 | 208.00 miles (334.74 km) S | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 15 | 254.34 miles (409.32 km) SW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,605.99 miles (17,068.64 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,213.44 miles (16,436.90 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,203.51 miles (16,420.92 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,189.25 miles (16,397.98 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,182.10 miles (16,386.47 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,181.29 miles (16,385.16 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,178.52 miles (16,380.70 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,178.37 miles (16,380.45 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,178.05 miles (16,379.94 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,169.27 miles (16,365.81 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,164.78 miles (16,358.59 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,155.17 miles (16,343.11 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,151.13 miles (16,336.62 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,151.06 miles (16,336.51 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,149.25 miles (16,333.59 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |