List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states
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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[]
Table[]
Rank | Country | Airport | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. | ![]() |
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 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 2,353,051[citation needed] | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 1,898,817 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 1,301,109 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 487,532 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 85,895 | ![]() |
6. | ![]() |
Liepaja | Liepaja International Airport | LPX/EVLA | ~4,200 |
2020 statistics[]
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Passengers (2020) |
Change 2019–2020 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 2,011,155 | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 1,312,468 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 863,588 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 368,645 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 123,948 | ![]() |
6. | ![]() |
Liepaja | Liepaja International Airport | LPX/EVLA | 13,835 | ![]() |
2019 statistics[]
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Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Passengers (2019) |
Change 2018–2019 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 7,798,382 | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 5,004,921 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 3,267,909 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 1,160,591 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 338,309 | ![]() |
6. | ![]() |
Liepaja | Liepaja International Airport | LPX/EVLA | 13,835 | ![]() |
2018 statistics[]
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Passengers (2018) |
Change 2017–2018 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 7,056,089 | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 4,922,949 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 3,007,644 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 1,011,067 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 316,643 | ![]() |
6. | ![]() |
Liepaja | Liepaja International Airport | LPX/EVLA | 9,751 | ![]() |
2017 statistics[]
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Passengers (2017) |
Change 2016–2017 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 6,097,765 | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 3,761,837 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 2,648,361 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 1,186,081 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 297,197 | ![]() |
6. | ![]() |
Tartu | Tartu Airport | TAY/EETU | 30,296 | |
7. | ![]() |
Kuressaare | Kuressaare Airport | URE/EEKE | 19,231 | |
8. | ![]() |
Kärdla | Kärdla Airport | KDL/EEKA | 9,168 | |
9. | ![]() |
Liepaja | Liepaja International Airport | LPX/EVLA | 4,780 | ![]() |
2013 statistics[]
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Passengers (2013) |
Change 2012–2013 |
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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[]
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Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Passengers (2012) |
Change 2011–2012 |
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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[]
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2019 statistics[]
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Movements (2019) |
Change 2018–2019 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 87,007 | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 47,867 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 47,440 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 9,888 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 5,167 | ![]() |
2012 statistics[]
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Movements (2012) |
Change 2011–2012 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 68,570 | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 48,531 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 29,995 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 8,559 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 3,047 | ![]() |
Freight and Mail Tonnes[]
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2019 statistics[]
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Cargo (2019) |
Change 2018–2019 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 27,265 | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 13,974 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 10,916 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 3,196 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 5,811 | ![]() |
2012 statistics[]
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Cargo (2012) |
Change 2011–2012 |
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1. | ![]() |
Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 32,9531 | ![]() |
2. | ![]() |
Tallinn | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | TLL/EETN | 23,921 | ![]() |
3. | ![]() |
Vilnius | Vilnius International Airport | VNO/EYVI | 5,927 | ![]() |
4. | ![]() |
Kaunas | Kaunas International Airport | KUN/EYKA | 3,364 | ![]() |
5. | ![]() |
Palanga | Palanga International Airport | PLQ/EYPA | 104 | ![]() |
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) |
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. | 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 |
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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% |
See also[]
- List of airports in Estonia
- List of airports in Latvia
- List of airports in Lithuania
- List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries
- List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
- List of the busiest airports in Europe
References[]
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- ^ "VNO" (PDF). ltou.lt. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "TRAFFIC REPORT 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Tallinn Airport Traffic report 2019" (PDF). Tallinn Airport. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Tallinn Airport, Traffic report 2018" (PDF).
- ^ "KUN" (PDF). ltou.lt. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "TRAFFIC REPORT 2018" (PDF). 4 January 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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- Airports in Europe
- Baltic states-related lists
- Airports in Estonia
- Airports in Latvia
- Airports in Lithuania
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