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Airport Riga (Latvia) - International

Riga International Airport
Rgas Starptautisk Lidosta

IATA: RIX ICAO: EVRA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Republic of Latvia
(Joint stock company)
Location Rga
Elevation AMSL 34 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 56°5525N, 23°5815E
Website http://www.riga-airport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 8,366 3,200 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Number of Passengers 3,160,954

Rga International Airport (IATA: RIX, ICAO: EVRA) was built in 1973 as an alternative to Spilve, which had become outdated. It is 13km southwest of Rga, the capital of Latvia. It is the largest airport in the Baltic states and is directly connected to over 60 destinations in 30 countries. Renovation and modernization of the airport was completed in 2001, coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the founding of the city. The airport is a state-owned joint-stock company, with the owner of all shares being the Latvian government. The holder of the state capital share is Latvia's Ministry of Transport. Rga International Airport is a hub for airBaltic, LatCharter, RAF-Avia, Vip Avia and Inversija airlines.

In 2006, the new north terminal extension was opened. The airport has three terminals: A & C for non-Schengen, and B for Schengen departures. Arrivals 1, in terminal A, handles the Schengen arrivals, while Arrivals 2, in terminal C, handles the non-Schengen arrivals. [1] Also, a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility was opened in the autumn of 2006, to be run as a joint venture between two local companies - Concors and SR-Technik.

The Latvian Government also plans to build another terminal capable of handling 20 million passengers a year. The first part of this project has begun in 2008. The airport also plans to build new hotels, a business park, a second pier, new parking, a second runway, a new control tower, a new high-speed tram link or railway to the city centre, and a new check-in hall, all by 2011. The airport is currently soliciting bids for airport expansion that encompasses, as the first stage, a construction of a new (fourth) terminal with 23 gates facing north, and in the second stage, seemlessly joining the current airport terminals with the new terminal in a unified architectural entity. [2]

Rga International Airport is one of three notable airports in Latvia. The other two are the Liepja International Airport and the Ventspils Airport. Rga International Airport's biggest air carrier is airBaltic.

In 2007, the airport served 3,160,954 passengers, a 27% increase over 2006.

Contents

Airport Magazine

The magazine GatewayRiga is available for visitors and passengers travelling through Rga airport. It has information on new airlines serving Rga, new destinations and routes, and other information about the airport itself and surrounding facilities. It is published three times per year by SIA Check-In Media.

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled airlines

The following airlines have scheduled services to Rga International Airport as of August 2008:

Charter airlines

In addition, the following airlines also have charter operations (August 2008):

Cargo Airlines

Ground transports

Technical information

Identifier: ICAO: EVRA IATA: RIX
Located 255°, 5.4 NM from Rga. Elevation is 34 meters above sea level.
Lighting
Approach lights : Length 900 meters, intensity LIH.
Threshold lights : Green
Runway edge limits : Length is 2550 meters, spacing 60 meters, colour is yellow and intensity - LIH.
Runway end lights : Red

Time zone is +2 (subject of daylight saving time in summer). Airport is open 24 hours a day. Terminal space is 33 000 m2. Available fuel are JET A-1, AVGAS 100LL. Tower frequency is 118.1, ATIS frequency is 121.2 . Runway's length is 2550 meters and it's 45 meters wide.
Upcoming
In March 2008, Rga Airport started a runway extension and lighting system reconstruction project. The main runway will be extended 650 meters for a total length of 3200 meters. Starting 13 March, the approach lights will be abbreviated to 400 meters from the runway's end. However, this will not affect the security of landing.

Work on the extension of the airport is planned to be completed by October 30, 2008. With the completion of this project, the airport will have the capacity to serve international flights and will be able to accommodate big aircraft including Airbus A340, Boeing 747's, 757's, 767's and 777's.

In September 2007, Rga Airport announced the construction of a new taxiway, Delta, with work on another taxiway, Alpha finished shortly. There are already finished roads to the new course antenna.

See also

External links

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Category:Riga International Airport

References

  1. ^ Riga Airport Plan
  2. ^ Riga Airport Expansion Construction Bid Solicitation
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