Flights Vienna → Riga
VIE → RIX
How long is the flight from Vienna to Riga?
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Riga (RIX) takes about 1h 48m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Vienna to Riga, operating with a mix of aircraft including the Boeing 737-500, De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q, and Boeing 737-300. Riga International Airport, which opened in 1974, serves as the destination hub and handles over five million passengers annually.
The Vienna (VIE) → Riga (RIX) route is operated by Air Baltic, Austrian Airlines. Across 18 flights monitored in recent months, 39% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Riga the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 minutes.
Heading to Riga: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Vienna (VIE) to Riga (RIX) heads north-east for about 1,099 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 48m.
Departures from Vienna on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 67% of VIE-RIX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Vienna the average ATFM delay is 0.8 min (atfm); arriving into Riga it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 18 tracked VIE-RIX flights, 39% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Baltic (BT) | 100% | 7 min | 0.0% |
| Austrian Airlines (OS) | 83% | 19 min | 1.6% |
Airlines operating VIE-RIX
Frequently asked questions about VIE-RIX
The flight from Vienna (VIE) to Riga (RIX) takes about 1h 48m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Vienna (VIE) -> Riga (RIX) route, on-time performance is 39% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 18 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Vienna-Riga is 0.00% across 18 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Baltic, Austrian Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Riga, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Vienna-Riga route is about 1,099 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
