Nonstop flight route between Riga, Latvia and Pristina, Kosovo:
Departure Airport:
(56°55'24"N by 23°58'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°34'22"N by 21°2'8"E)
Distance from RIX to PRN:
999.93 miles (1,609.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia and Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN), Pristina, Kosovo would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,000 miles (or 1,609 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 Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari", 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: | PRN / BKPR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pristina, Kosovo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'22"N by 21°2'8"E |
| Area Served: | Pristina |
| Operator/Owner: | Prishtina International Airport J.S.C. |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 1789 feet (545 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRN |
| More Information: | PRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Riga International Airport (RIX):
- 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.
- Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States
- 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.
- Riga International Airport (RIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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”".
- Riga International Airport is one of three notable airports in Latvia.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN):
- Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" handled 1,628,678 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari"", other names for PRN include "Pristina International Airport", "Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës "Adem Jashari"" and "Međunarodni Aerodrom Priština Adem Jašari".
- The furthest airport from Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,553 miles (18,593 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) is Skopje Airport (SKP), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SE of PRN.
- Pristina Airport was officially opened in 1965 by the Yugoslavian government.
- Prishtina International Airport "Adem Jashari" Limak Kosovo has extensive parking for more than 1,750 vehicles.
- Negotiations were conducted throughout the standoff, during which Russia insisted that its troops would only be answerable to Russian commanders, and that it retain an exclusive zone for its own peacekeepers.
- The airport was privatised in May 2010 with Limak Holding-Aeroport de Lyon awarded a 20-year contract to operate the airport.
| 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 | 51.96 miles (83.62 km) SE | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 2 | 62.37 miles (100.38 km) WNW | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 3 | 67.08 miles (107.95 km) NE | Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) | Niš, Serbia | |
| 4 | 92.11 miles (148.23 km) W | Podgorica Airport (TGD) | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro | |
| 5 | 97.41 miles (156.77 km) S | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 6 | 98.74 miles (158.91 km) WNW | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| 7 | 104.71 miles (168.51 km) SW | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 8 | 113.72 miles (183.01 km) NW | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| 9 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) W | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro | |
| 10 | 120.89 miles (194.55 km) E | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 140.82 miles (226.63 km) W | Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia | |
| 12 | 147.48 miles (237.34 km) S | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece | |
| 13 | 159.44 miles (256.59 km) NNW | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 14 | 161.35 miles (259.66 km) WNW | Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 15 | 163.40 miles (262.97 km) SSE | Kozani National Airport (KZI) | Kozani, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,553.13 miles (18,592.92 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,201.85 miles (18,027.59 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,163.51 miles (17,965.88 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,129.62 miles (17,911.35 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,128.13 miles (17,908.95 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,116.20 miles (17,889.75 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,107.50 miles (17,875.75 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,104.17 miles (17,870.39 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,094.30 miles (17,854.51 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,091.55 miles (17,850.07 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,086.93 miles (17,842.64 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,079.44 miles (17,830.58 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,065.39 miles (17,807.97 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,048.11 miles (17,780.16 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,047.02 miles (17,778.42 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |