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.
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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1. | Latvia | Riga International Airport | 2,353,064 | 2,011,155 | 7,798,394 | 7,056,089[1] | 6,097,434 | 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 | 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 |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Passengers (2021) | Change 2020–2021 |
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1. | Latvia | Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 2,353,064 | 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 | ||
7. | Lithuania | Šiauliai | Šiauliai International Airport | SQQ/EYSA | 517 | 46.46% |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Passengers (2020) | Change 2019–2020 |
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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 | ||
7. | Lithuania | Šiauliai | Šiauliai International Airport | SQQ/EYSA | 353 | 5.69% |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Passengers (2019) | Change 2018–2019 |
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1. | Latvia | Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 7,798,394 | 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% |
7. | Lithuania | Šiauliai | Šiauliai International Airport | SQQ/EYSA | 334 | 83.17% |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Passengers (2018) | Change 2017–2018 |
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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 | Liepāja | Liepāja International Airport | LPX/EVLA | 9,751 | 104% |
7. | Lithuania | Šiauliai | Šiauliai International Airport | SQQ/EYSA | 1,985 | 179% |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Passengers (2017) | Change 2016–2017 |
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1. | Latvia | Riga | Riga International Airport | RIX/EVRA | 6,097,434 | 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 | Liepāja | Liepāja International Airport | LPX/EVLA | 4,780 | |
10. | Lithuania | Šiauliai | Šiauliai International Airport | SQQ/EYSA | 712 | 46.5% |
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% |
12. | Lithuania | Šiauliai | Šiauliai International Airport | SQQ/EYSA | 942 | -4.46% |
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% |
12. | Lithuania | Šiauliai | Šiauliai International Airport | SQQ/EYSA | 986 | |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Movements (2019) | Change 2018–2019 |
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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% |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Movements (2012) | Change 2011–2012 |
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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% |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Cargo (2019) | Change 2018–2019 |
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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% |
Rank | Country | City | Airport | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Cargo (2012) | Change 2011–2012 |
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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 nonstop air routes within and to/from the Baltic States based on total annually carried passengers on each route. Inter-Baltic routes are Bolded.
Rank | City 1 | City 2 | Passengers (2019) |
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1. | Riga | Moscow (Sheremetevo&Vnukovo) | 649,121 |
2. | Riga | London (Gatwick&Luton&Stansted) | 603,608 |
3. | Vilnius | London (City&Luton&Stansted) | 479,986 |
4. | Riga | Oslo (Gardermoen&Torp) | 344,712 |
5. | Riga | Helsinki | 333,983 |
6. | Vilnius | Antalya (Antalya&Gazipaşa) | 321,079 |
7. | Kaunas | London (Luton&Stansted) | 311,618 |
8. | Tallinn | Helsinki | 295,711 |
9. | Riga | Berlin (Brandenburg&Tegel) | 292,014 |
10. | Riga | Tallinn | 289,900 |
11. | Tallinn | Stockholm | 288,695 |
12. | Vilnius | Kyiv (Boryspil&Zhuliany) | 287,303 |
13. | Tallinn | Frankfurt | 281,546 |
14. | Vilnius | Frankfurt(Main&Hahn) | 275,286 |
15. | Vilnius | Oslo (Gardermoen&Torp) | 267,908 |
16. | Riga | Stockholm | 260,414 |
17. | Riga | Frankfurt | 253,907 |
18. | Vilnius | Warsaw | 232,996 |
19. | Riga | Vilnius | 230,261 |
20. | Riga | Kyiv | 229,409 |
21. | Riga | Copenhagen | 222,072 |
22. | Riga | Saint Petersburg | 194,523 |
23. | Riga | Warsaw | 191,674 |
24. | Tallinn | Warsaw | 190,996 |
25. | Tallinn | London (Gatwick&Luton&Stansted) | 186,217 |
26. | Vilnius | Milan (Orio al Serio&Malpensa) | 179,269 |
27. | Riga | Amsterdam | 161,124 |
28. | Vilnius | Stockholm | 158,932 |
29. | Vilnius | Moscow | 158,773 |
30. | Riga | Dublin | 151,332 |
31. | Riga | Brussels (National&Charleroi) | 150,762 |
32. | Riga | Milan (Orio al Serio&Malpensa) | 148,882 |
33. | Riga | Paris | 145,889 |
34. | Riga | Vienna | 133,844 |
35. | Tallinn | Oslo | 127,537 |
36. | Vilnius | Helsinki | 123,452 |
37. | Riga | Munich | 123,000 |
38. | Tallinn | Moscow | 122,284 |
39. | Kaunas | Copenhagen | 120,238 |
40. | Vilnius | Copenhagen | 119,115 |
Source[9]
The routes ranked no 1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17 and 22 includes the following airports:
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% |
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