Riga International Airport
|
RIX_terminal.jpg
Rīga International Airport is located about eight miles (13km) southwest from Rīga, the capital of Latvia. Its IATA airport code is RIX. It is the largest arport in the Baltic states and is directly connected to 13 countries: Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Poland, Israel, Ukraine and Russia.
Renovation and modernization of the Rīga International Airport ended in 2001, coinciding with the Rīga's 800th anniversary. The airport is a state-owned joint-stock company, with the owner of all shares being the Latvian government. The holder of state capital share is the Latvia's Ministry of Transport.
Rīga International Airport is one of the three notable airports in Latvia. The other two are the Liepāja International Airport and the Ventspils Airport. Rīga International Airport's biggest air carrier is airBaltic.
See also
External links
- Riga International Airport (http://www.riga-airport.com/)Template:Airport-stub