Nonstop flight route between Pembina, North Dakota, United States and Riga, Latvia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB), Pembina, North Dakota, United States and Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,388 miles (or 7,062 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 large distance between Pembina Municipal Airport and Riga International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Pembina Municipal Airport and Riga International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMB / KPMB |
Airport Name: | Pembina Municipal Airport |
Location: | Pembina, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'33"N by 97°14'26"W |
Area Served: | Pembina, North Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | Pembina Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 795 feet (242 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMB |
More Information: | PMB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB):
- The furthest airport from Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,489 miles (16,880 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) is Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of PMB.
- Pembina Municipal Airport (PMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Pembina Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 795 feet, planes can take off or land at Pembina Municipal 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.
Facts about Riga International Airport (RIX):
- Riga International Airport (RIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport was built in 1973 as an alternative to Spilve Airport, which had become outdated.
- The closest airport to Riga International Airport (RIX) is Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of RIX.
- Busiest airports by passenger traffic in the Baltic States
- 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.
- AirBaltic has its head office on the property of Riga Airport.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Riga International Airport", another name for RIX is "Starptautiskā lidosta “Rīga”".