Nonstop flight route between Riga, Latvia and La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia and La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT), La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,217 miles (or 1,959 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 La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Riga International Airport (RIX):

• 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.
• Renovation and modernization of the airport was completed in 2001, coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the founding of the city.
• Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States
• 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.
• 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.
• The airport was built in 1973 as an alternative to Spilve Airport, which had become outdated.
• 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.

Facts about La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT):

• Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur announced July 26, 2013 it has acquired 99.9% of shares of AGST, previously owned by the Reybier group for the past 15 years
• In addition to being known as "La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport", another name for LTT is "Aéroport de La Môle – Saint-Tropez".
• The furthest airport from La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (meaning La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,769 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at La Môle – Saint-Tropez 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 La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) is Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of LTT.
• La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) currently has only 1 runway.