Nonstop flight route between Riga, Latvia and Odessa, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia and Odesa International Airport (ODS), Odessa, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 779 miles (or 1,254 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 Odesa International 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):

• 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 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.
• Riga International Airport (RIX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Riga International Airport", another name for RIX is "Starptautiskā lidosta “Rīga”".
• In 2006, the new north terminal extension was opened.
• The closest airport to Riga International Airport (RIX) is Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of RIX.
• 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.

Facts about Odesa International Airport (ODS):

• The closest airport to Odesa International Airport (ODS) is International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NE of ODS.
• The furthest airport from Odesa International Airport (ODS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,108 miles (17,877 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Odesa International Airport (ODS) has 2 runways.
• The airport's runways either were or are co-used by the Ukrainian Air Force.
• Because of Odesa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Odesa 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 "Odesa International Airport", other names for ODS include "Міжнародний аеропорт «Одеса»" and "Международный аэропорт «Одесса»".