Riga Airport
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Riga Airport is the main international airport located in Riga, Latvia. It is the largest airport in the Baltics in terms of passenger and freight traffic. It is the base of five leading Latvian airlines. Riga Airport was built in 1973 near the village of Skulte. Its complete modernization and construction of the southern part was completed by the 800th anniversary of Riga in 2001.
In 2006, the construction of the northern part of the terminal was completed, as well as a modern hangar used for repair and maintenance of aircraft. In the history of the airport, there have never been any serious accidents. In October 2008, work was completed to extend the runway to 3.2 km. Since then, the airport can receive almost all types of aircraft. The project cost 23.59 million euros.
In 2009, Riga Airport was included in the rating of "Top 100" airports in the world in the nomination for the largest number of passengers served in a week. From 24 to 30 August, 66,427 passengers departed the airport on international flights.
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