In April the number of passengers at airport comprised 419.4 thousand
According to the data of the Central Statistical Bureau, in April 2022 passenger turnover at Riga International Airport comprised 419.4 thousand passengers, which is 7.6 times more than in April 2021 and 37.6 % more than in the previous month. Compared to April 2019, the number of passengers at airport comprised 226.7 thousand or 35.1 % less.
The total number of flights in April was 4 565, which is 2.6 times more than a year ago.
In four months of this year the number of passengers at airport comprised 1 197.6 thousand passengers, which is 1 034.7 thousand or 7.4 times more than in the corresponding period of 2021, but 56.1 thousand or 4.5 % less than in first four months of 2020.
In April 2022 the total volume of cargo and mail loaded and unloaded1 comprised 1.5 thousand tonnes, which is the same as in March and 28.5 % less than in April 2021.
In April 0.7 thousand tonnes of cargo and mail were unloaded, which is 51 % less than in April 2021, but 0.9 thousand tonnes of cargo and mail were loaded, which is 8.9 % more.
Key indicators of Riga International Airport
| April 2021 | April 2022 | Changes over April 2021 |
Passenger arrivals and departures | 55 181 | 419 380 | 7.6 times |
passenger arrivals | 27 513 | 207 696 | 7.5 times |
passenger departures | 27 668 | 211 684 | 7.7 times |
Number of flights | 1 776 | 4 565 | 2.6 times |
Cargo and post loaded and unloaded (in tonnes) | 2 155 | 1 541 | -28.5% |
cargo and post unloaded | 1 345 | 659 | -51.0% |
cargo and post loaded | 810 | 882 | 8.9% |
See OSP database:TPG010m,TRK180m
1 Excludes freight and mail, which after a short stop, continue their journey on the same aircraft on a flight having the same flight number.
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More information on the data:
Transport and Tourism Statistics Section
Agnese Šaltene
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Phone: +371 67366608
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