List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states

Location of the Baltic States (dark green) in Europe (dark grey)

This is a list of the busiest airports in the Baltic states in terms of total number of Passengers, Aircraft movements and Freight and Mail Tonnes per year. The statistics includes major airports in the Baltic States with commercial regular traffic. Aircraft movements and Freight and Mail Tonnes only include statistics for the 5 busiest airports in 2012 since reliable data is not available for all airports. Included are also a list of the Busiest Air Routes to/from and between the Baltic States for 2011 and 2012, data for 2019 will be added as soon as the data becomes available.

Passengers[]

Graph Summary[]

Annual passenger traffic at RIX VNO TLL PLQ KUN airports. See source Wikidata query.

Table[]

Rank	Country	Airport	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
1.	Latvia	Riga International Airport	2,353,051	2,011,155	7,798,382	7,056,099^[1]	6,097,765	5,402,545	5,162,675	4,814,073	4,793,213	4,767,764	5,106,692	4,663,647	4,066,854	3,690,549	3,160,945	2,495,020	1,878,035	1,060,426
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius International Airport	1,898,817	1,312,468	5,004,921^[2]	4,922,949^[3]	3,761,837	3,814,001	3,336,084	2,942,670	2,661,869	2,208,096	1,712,467	1,373,859	1,308,632	2,048,439	1,717,222	1,451,468	1,281,872	964,164
3.	Estonia	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	1,301,109	863,588	3,267,909^[4]	3,007,644^[5]	2,648,361	2,203,536	2,166,663	2,017,291	1,958,801	2,206,791	1,913,172	1,384,831	1,346,236	1,811,536	1,728,430	1,541,832	1,401,059	997,941
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas International Airport	487,532	368,645	1,160,591^[6]	1,011,067^[7]	1,186,081	740,448	747,284	724,314	695,509	830,268	872,618	809,732	456,698	410,165	390,881	248,228	77,350	27,113
5.	Lithuania	Palanga International Airport	85,895	123,948	338,309^[8]	316,643	297,197	232,630	145,441	132,931	127,890	128,169	111,133	102,528	104,600	101,586	93,379	110,828	94,000	76,020
6.	Latvia	Liepaja International Airport	~4,200		13,835	9,751	4,780	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,051	44,705	32,039	1,572	1,026	1,512

2021 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Passengers (2021)	Change 2020–2021
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	2,353,051^{[citation needed]}	17.00%
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	1,898,817	44.68%
3.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	1,301,109	50.66%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	487,532	32.25%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	85,895	44.30%
6.	Latvia	Liepaja	Liepaja International Airport	LPX/EVLA	~4,200

2020 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Passengers (2020)	Change 2019–2020
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	2,011,155	74.20%
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	1,312,468	73.78%
3.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	863,588	73.60%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	368,645	68.00%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	123,948	63.84%
6.	Latvia	Liepaja	Liepaja International Airport	LPX/EVLA	13,835

2019 statistics[]

Riga International Airport – Main hub of airBaltic

Vilnius International Airport – Terminal building

Tallinn Airport

Kaunas International Airport – Terminal building

Palanga International Airport – Terminal building

Kuressaare Airport – Terminal building

Kärdla Airport – Terminal building

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Passengers (2019)	Change 2018–2019
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	7,798,382	10.57%
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	5,004,921	1.67%
3.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	3,267,909	8.65%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	1,160,591	14.79%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	338,309	6.84%
6.	Latvia	Liepaja	Liepaja International Airport	LPX/EVLA	13,835	41.88%

2018 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Passengers (2018)	Change 2017–2018
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	7,056,089	15.72%
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	4,922,949	30.87%
3.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	3,007,644	13.60%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	1,011,067	14.76%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	316,643	6.54%
6.	Latvia	Liepaja	Liepaja International Airport	LPX/EVLA	9,751	104%

2017 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Passengers (2017)	Change 2016–2017
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	6,097,765	12.87%
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	3,761,837	1.39%
3.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	2,648,361	20.19%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	1,186,081	60.18%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	297,197	27.76%
6.	Estonia	Tartu	Tartu Airport	TAY/EETU	30,296
7.	Estonia	Kuressaare	Kuressaare Airport	URE/EEKE	19,231
8.	Estonia	Kärdla	Kärdla Airport	KDL/EEKA	9,168
9.	Latvia	Liepaja	Liepaja International Airport	LPX/EVLA	4,780

2013 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Passengers (2013)	Change 2012–2013
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	4,793,213	+0.6%
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	2,661,869	+20.6%
3.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	1,958,801	-11.2%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	695,509	-16.2%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	127,890	-1.0%
6.	Estonia	Tartu	Tartu Airport	TAY/EETU	13,690	-32.7%
7.	Estonia	Kuressaare	Kuressaare Airport	URE/EEKE	13,163	+15.25%
8.	Estonia	Kärdla	Kärdla Airport	KDL/EEKA	10,222	+5.38%
9.	Estonia	Pärnu	Pärnu Airport	EPU/EEPU	3,538	-37.2%
10.	Estonia	Kihnu	Kihnu Airfield	---/EEKU	2,434	-1.4%
11.	Estonia	Ruhnu	Ruhnu Airfield	---/EERU	1,214	-11.0%

2012 statistics[]

Pärnu Airport – Terminal building

Riga International Airport – Terminal building

Riga International Airport – Terminal building

Riga International Airport – airBaltic Boeing 737-500 at the stands

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Passengers (2012)	Change 2011–2012
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	4,767,878	-6.6%
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	2,208,096	+28.9%
3.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	2,206,692	+15.3%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	830,268	-4.9%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	128,169	+15.3%
6.	Estonia	Tartu	Tartu Airport	TAY/EETU	20,302	+9.3%
7.	Estonia	Kuressaare	Kuressaare Airport	URE/EEKE	11,421	-35.9%
8.	Estonia	Kärdla	Kärdla Airport	KDL/EEKA	9,700	-9.3%
9.	Estonia	Pärnu	Pärnu Airport	EPU/EEPU	5,634	-59.6%
10.	Estonia	Kihnu	Kihnu Airfield	---/EEKU	2,474	+7.9%
11.	Estonia	Ruhnu	Ruhnu Airfield	---/EERU	1,364	-7.0%

Aircraft movements[]

Riga International Airport – Main hub of airBaltic

Vilnius International Airport – Terminal building

Tallinn Airport

Kaunas International Airport – Terminal building

Palanga International Airport – Terminal building

2019 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Movements (2019)	Change 2018–2019
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	87,007	4.2%
2.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	47,867	1.4%
3.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	47,440	0.5%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	9,888	4.6%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	5,167	6.8%

2012 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Movements (2012)	Change 2011–2012
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	68,570	5.9%
2.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	48,531	20.4%
3.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	29,995	8.3%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	8,559	5.1%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	3,047	2.9%

Freight and Mail Tonnes[]

Riga International Airport – Main hub of airBaltic

Vilnius International Airport – Terminal building

Tallinn Airport

Kaunas International Airport – Terminal building

Palanga International Airport – Terminal building

2019 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Cargo (2019)	Change 2018–2019
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	27,265	3.5%
2.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	13,974	9.4%
3.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	10,916	5.2%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	3,196	37.2%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	5,811	83.5%

2012 statistics[]

Rank	Country	City	Airport	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Cargo (2012)	Change 2011–2012
1.	Latvia	Riga	Riga International Airport	RIX/EVRA	32,953¹	160.2%
2.	Estonia	Tallinn	Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport	TLL/EETN	23,921	30.2%
3.	Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius International Airport	VNO/EYVI	5,927	2.5%
4.	Lithuania	Kaunas	Kaunas International Airport	KUN/EYKA	3,364	20.3%
5.	Lithuania	Palanga	Palanga International Airport	PLQ/EYPA	104	316.0%

¹ Note: Based on data published by State Joint Stock Company (SJSC) Riga International Airport of the Republic of Latvia which not yet has been compared by official data still to be published by European Commission Eurostat Regional Transport Statistics

Busiest Air Routes[]

Busiest nonstop air routes within and to/from the Baltic States based on total annually carried passengers on each route.

2019 statistics[]

Rank	City 1	City 2	Passengers (2019)
.	Riga	London (Gatwick,Luton&Stansted)	603,608
.	Kaunas	London (Luton&Stansted)	311,618
.	Riga	Helsinki	333,983
.	Riga	Moscow (Sheremetevo&Vnukovo)	649,121
.	Riga	Stockholm	260,414
.	Riga	Vilnius	229,170
.	Riga	Oslo	278,970
.	Tallinn	Helsinki	295,711
.	Riga	Tallinn	289,461
.	Tallinn	London (Gatwick&Stansted)	147,318
.	Riga	Brussels	99,313
.	Vilnius	Frankfurt	226,957
.	Tallinn	Stockholm	288,695
.	Riga	Berlin (Brandenburg&Tegel)	292,014
.	Riga	Copenhagen	222,072
.	Vilnius	London (Luton&Stansted)	425,167
.	Riga	Frankfurt	253,907
.	Tallinn	Copenhagen	116,675
.	Riga	Kyiv	229,409
.	Riga	Dublin	151,332
.	Tallinn	Oslo	127,537
.	Vilnius	Copenhagen	119,115
.	Riga	Paris	145,889
.	Riga	Barcelona	103,642
.	Riga	Amsterdam	161,124
.	Riga	Saint Petersburg	194,523
.	Vilnius	Antalya	281,039
.	Tallinn	Frankfurt	281,546
.	Tallinn	Warsaw	190,996
.	Tallinn	Moscow	122,284
.	Tallinn	Antalya	113,157
.	Kaunas	Copenhagen	120,238
.	Vilnius	Barcelona (El Prat&Girona)	125,108
.	Vilnius	Helsinki	123,452
.	Vilnius	Oslo (Gardermoen&Torp)	267,908
.	Vilnius	Warsaw	232,996
.	Vilnius	Moscow	158,773
.	Vilnius	Stockholm	158,932
.	Vilnius	Kyiv	241,706
.	Riga	Vienna	133,844
.	Riga	Munich	123,000
.	Riga	Warsaw	191,674

Source^[9]

2011 statistics[]

The routes ranked no 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17 and 22 includes the following airports:

No 1: London Stansted Airport and Gatwick Airport
No 2: London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport and Gatwick Airport
No 5: Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Stockholm Skavsta Airport
No 10: Gatwick Airport, London Stansted Airport and London Luton Airport
No 11: Milan Malpensa Airport and Orio al Serio Airport
No 12: Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport
No 14: Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Stockholm Skavsta Airport
No 17: London Luton Airport and London Stansted Airport
No 22: Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and Moss Airport, Rygge

Rank	City 1	City 2	Passengers (2011)	Change 2010-2011
1.	Riga	London	345,780	+1.0%
2.	Kaunas	London	272,672	+38.5%
3.	Riga	Helsinki	264,903	+15.3%
4.	Riga	Moscow	226,481	+24.1%
5.	Riga	Stockholm	215,592	-3.3%
6.	Riga	Vilnius	191,977	+22.5%
7.	Riga	Oslo	188,940	+4.9%
8.	Tallinn	Helsinki	184,762	+24.9%
9.	Riga	Tallinn	173,768	+15.8%
10.	Tallinn	London	161,423	+91.4%
11.	Riga	Milan	155,274	+126.4%
12.	Riga	Brussels	152,362	+0.4%
13.	Vilnius	Frankfurt	149,909	+45.4%
14.	Tallinn	Stockholm	145,964	+26.9%
15.	Riga	Berlin	143,658	+7.4%
16.	Riga	Copenhagen	137,267	+0.0%
17.	Vilnius	London	135,498	+200.0%
18.	Riga	Frankfurt	133,210	6.3%
19.	Tallinn	Copenhagen	133,101	-5.6%
20.	Riga	Kyiv	123,834	+41.9%
21.	Riga	Dublin	122,508	-18.7%
22.	Tallinn	Oslo	121,184	+40.9%
23.	Vilnius	Copenhagen	118,464	-20.0%
24.	Riga	Istanbul	114,314	+4.3%
25.	Riga	Paris	98,577	+14.9%
26.	Riga	Barcelona	94,417	+11.5%
27.	Riga	Amsterdam	92,647	+34.3%
28.	Riga	Rome	89,809	+9.8%
29.	Riga	Saint Petersburg	89,037	+56.4%
30.	Vilnius	Antalya	86,550	-4.2%

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Contents

Passengers[]

Graph Summary[]

Table[]

2021 statistics[]

2020 statistics[]

2019 statistics[]

2018 statistics[]

2017 statistics[]

2013 statistics[]

2012 statistics[]

Aircraft movements[]

2019 statistics[]

2012 statistics[]

Freight and Mail Tonnes[]

2019 statistics[]

2012 statistics[]

Busiest Air Routes[]

2019 statistics[]

2011 statistics[]

See also[]

References[]