List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states

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 statics 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.

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

The Baltic States

The term Baltic states (also Baltics, Baltic nations or Baltic countries) refers to the Baltic provinces which gained independence in 1918 from the German Empire during the World War I plus the restored Kingdom and then Republic of Lithuania.

Passengers
RankCountryAirport 2019 201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004
1. LatviaRiga International Airport 7,798,382 7,056,099[1]6,097,7655,402,5455,162,6754,814,0734,793,2134,767,7645,106,6924,663,6474,066,8543,690,5493,160,9452,495,0201,878,0351,060,426
2. LithuaniaVilnius International Airport 5,004,921[2] 4,922,949[3]3,761,8373,814,0013,336,0842,942,6702,661,8692,208,0961,712,4671,373,8591,308,6322,048,4391,717,2221,451,4681,281,872964,164
3. EstoniaLennart Meri Tallinn Airport 3,267,909[4] 3,007,644[5] 2,648,3612,203,5362,166,6632,017,2911,958,8012,206,7911,913,1721,384,8311,346,2361,811,5361,728,4301,541,8321,401,059997,941
4. LithuaniaKaunas International Airport 1,160,591[6] 1,011,067[7]1,186,081740,448747,284724,314695,509830,268872,618809,732456,698410,165390,881248,22877,35027,113
5. LithuaniaPalanga International Airport 338,309[8] 316,643297,197232,630145,441132,931127,890128,169111,133102,528104,600101,58693,379110,82894,00076,020
6. LatviaLiepaja International Airport 13,835 9,7514,78000000002,05144,70532,0391,5721,0261,512

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
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Passengers
(2019)		Change
2018–2019
1. LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA7,798,382 10.57%
2. LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI5,004,921 1.67%
3. EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN3,267,909 8.65%
4. LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA1,160,591 14.79%
5. LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA338,309 6.84%
6. LatviaLiepajaLiepaja International AirportLPX/EVLA13,835 41.88%

2018 statistics
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Passengers
(2018)		Change
2017–2018
1. LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA7,056,089 15.72%
2. LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI4,922,949 30.87%
3. EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN3,007,644 13.60%
4. LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA1,011,067 14.76%
5. LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA316,643 6.54%
6. LatviaLiepajaLiepaja International AirportLPX/EVLA9,751 104%

2017 statistics
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Passengers
(2017)		Change
2016–2017
1. LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA6,097,765 12.87%
2. LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI3,761,837 1.39%
3. EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN2,648,361 20.19%
4. LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA1,186,081 60.18%
5. LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA297,197 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. LatviaLiepajaLiepaja International AirportLPX/EVLA4,780

2013 statistics
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Passengers
(2013)		Change
2012–2013
1.LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA4,793,213+0.6%
2.LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI2,661,869+20.6%
3.EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN1,958,801-11.2%
4.LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA695,509-16.2%
5.LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA127,890-1.0%
6.EstoniaTartuTartu AirportTAY/EETU13,690-32.7%
7.EstoniaKuressaareKuressaare AirportURE/EEKE13,163+15.25%
8.EstoniaKärdlaKärdla AirportKDL/EEKA10,222+5.38%
9.EstoniaPärnuPärnu AirportEPU/EEPU3,538-37.2%
10.EstoniaKihnuKihnu Airfield---/EEKU2,434-1.4%
11.EstoniaRuhnuRuhnu Airfield---/EERU1,214-11.0%

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
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Passengers
(2012)		Change
2011–2012
1.LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA4,767,878-6.6%
2.LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI2,208,096+28.9%
3.EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN2,206,692+15.3%
4.LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA830,268-4.9%
5.LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA128,169+15.3%
6.EstoniaTartuTartu AirportTAY/EETU20,302+9.3%
7.EstoniaKuressaareKuressaare AirportURE/EEKE11,421-35.9%
8.EstoniaKärdlaKärdla AirportKDL/EEKA9,700-9.3%
9.EstoniaPärnuPärnu AirportEPU/EEPU5,634-59.6%
10.EstoniaKihnuKihnu Airfield---/EEKU2,474+7.9%
11.EstoniaRuhnuRuhnu Airfield---/EERU1,364-7.0%

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
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Movements
(2019)		Change
2018–2019
1. LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA87,007 4.2%
2. EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN47,867 1.4%
3. LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI47,440 0.5%
4. LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA9,888 4.6%
5. LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA5,167 6.8%

2012 statistics
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Movements
(2012)		Change
2011–2012
1. LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA68,570 5.9%
2. EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN48,531 20.4%
3. LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI29,995 8.3%
4. LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA8,559 5.1%
5. LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA3,047 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
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Cargo
(2019)		Change
2018–2019
1. LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA27,265 3.5%
2. LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI13,974 9.4%
3. EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN10,916 5.2%
4. LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA3,196 37.2%
5. LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA5,811 83.5%

2012 statistics
RankCountryCityAirportCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Cargo
(2012)		Change
2011–2012
1. LatviaRigaRiga International AirportRIX/EVRA32,9531 160.2%
2. EstoniaTallinnLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTLL/EETN23,921 30.2%
3. LithuaniaVilniusVilnius International AirportVNO/EYVI5,927 2.5%
4. LithuaniaKaunasKaunas International AirportKUN/EYKA3,364 20.3%
5. LithuaniaPalangaPalanga International AirportPLQ/EYPA104 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.

2011 statistics

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

RankCity 1City 2Passengers (2011)Change
2010-2011
1.RigaLondon345,780+1.0%
2.KaunasLondon272,672+38.5%
3.RigaHelsinki264,903+15.3%
4.RigaMoscow226,481+24.1%
5.RigaStockholm215,592-3.3%
6.RigaVilnius191,977+22.5%
7.RigaOslo188,940+4.9%
8.TallinnHelsinki184,762+24.9%
9.RigaTallinn173,768+15.8%
10.TallinnLondon161,423+91.4%
11.RigaMilan155,274+126.4%
12.RigaBrussels152,362+0.4%
13.VilniusFrankfurt149,909+45.4%
14.TallinnStockholm145,964+26.9%
15.RigaBerlin143,658+7.4%
16.RigaCopenhagen137,267+0.0%
17.VilniusLondon135,498+200.0%
18.RigaFrankfurt133,2106.3%
19.TallinnCopenhagen133,101-5.6%
20.RigaKiev123,834+41.9%
21.RigaDublin122,508-18.7%
22.TallinnOslo121,184+40.9%
23.VilniusCopenhagen118,464-20.0%
24.RigaIstanbul114,314+4.3%
25.RigaParis98,577+14.9%
26.RigaBarcelona94,417+11.5%
27.RigaAmsterdam92,647+34.3%
28.RigaRome89,809+9.8%
29.RigaSaint Petersburg89,037+56.4%
30.VilniusAntalya86,550-4.2%

See also

References
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