Regulatory status
FAA IASA: Category 1 — meets ICAO standards — as of 18 Apr 2025
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- Airports
- 1
- Scheduled routes
- 113
- Top airlines
- 10
- Outbound countries
- 8+
- Most-competitive route
- RIX → ARN · 3 carriers
Top airports in Latvia
| # | Airport | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riga | RIX | 113 | Departures → |
Top airlines based in Latvia
| # | Airline | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Baltic | BT | 73 | Network → |
| 2 | Ryanair | FR | 21 | Network → |
| 3 | Norwegian Air Sweden | D8 | 8 | Network → |
| 4 | Elite Airways | 7Q | 1 | Network → |
| 5 | Aegean Airlines | A3 | 1 | Network → |
| 6 | Finnair | AY | 1 | Network → |
| 7 | Norwegian Air Shuttle | DY | 1 | Network → |
| 8 | flydubai | FZ | 1 | Network → |
| 9 | Uzbekistan Airways | HY | 1 | Network → |
| 10 | Lufthansa | LH | 1 | Network → |
Most-competitive routes from Latvia
Most-served international destinations
- Stockholm (ARN) · Sweden — 3 carriers
- Copenhagen (CPH) · Denmark — 3 carriers
- Malaga (AGP) · Spain — 2 carriers
- Alicante (ALC) · Spain — 2 carriers
- Athens (ATH) · Greece — 2 carriers
- Barcelona (BCN) · Spain — 2 carriers
- Burgas (BOJ) · Bulgaria — 2 carriers
- Dublin (DUB) · Ireland — 2 carriers
Aviation accidents in Latvia
- 2026-08-15 — K1 S19
- 2024-05-04
- 2023-03-08
- 2023-03-08 — BOMBARDIER BD500 1A11 (AirBaltic)
- 2022-09-04 — Cessna 551 Citation II (GG Rent) — 4 fatal
- 2021-08-08 — amateur build aircraft Anbo II — 1 fatal
- 2021-05-01
- 2020-09-01
- 2019-07-20
- 2018-10-16 — 1 fatal
- 2018-10-16
- 2018-07-08 — 1 fatal
- 2018-07-05
- 2018-06-21 — BCS3
- 2017-11-23
- 2017-11-23
- 2017-11-23 — BOEING 737
- 2017-10-08 — 1 fatal
- 2017-10-08 — ROBINSON R44 — 1 fatal
- 2017-02-17
Where Latvia flies to
Frequently asked questions
How many airports are in Latvia?
Latvia has 1 airport in our dataset.
How many non-stop routes originate in Latvia?
Latvia has 113 routes departing from its airports in our weekly dataset.
Which airlines operate most routes from Latvia?
Top operators by route count: Air Baltic, Ryanair, Norwegian Air Sweden, Elite Airways, Aegean Airlines.
Which is the busiest airport in Latvia?
By scheduled-route count, Riga (RIX) is the busiest airport in Latvia with 113 routes departing.
What is the most-connected international destination from Latvia?
Stockholm (ARN), Sweden sees the most competition with 3 carriers serving it from Latvia.
Which countries do Latvia-based airlines fly to most?
Top outbound countries: Spain (11 routes), Italy (10 routes), Germany (8 routes), United Kingdom (7 routes), Finland (6 routes).