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 statistics for the five 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

International airports

The table lists airports with current or past regular international flights.

Rank Country Airport 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
1. Latvia Riga International Airport 7,120,000 6,630,891 5,380,779 2,353,064 2,011,155 7,798,394 7,056,089 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 4,803,725 4,406,019 3,915,960 1,898,817 1,312,468 5,004,921 4,922,949 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 3,491,799 2,961,569 2,748,255 1,301,109 863,588 3,267,909 3,007,644 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 1,427,284 1,300,424 1,159,184 487,532 368,645 1,160,591 1,011,067 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 377,615 307,090 274,879 85,895 123,948 338,309 316,643 297,197 232,630 145,441 132,931 127,890 128,169 111,133 102,528 104,600 101,586 93,379 110,828 94,000 76,020
6. Estonia Kuressaare Airport 42,490 42,232 38,749 29,447 16,858 24,614 23,166 19,231 13,289 14,458 13,665 13,163 11,421 17,822 19,702 19,519 23,752 20,026 18,341 18,071 15,091

Annual statistics

2024 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2024)
Change
2023–2024
1. Latvia Riga Riga International Airport RIX/EVRA 7,120,000 7.0%
2. Lithuania Vilnius Vilnius International Airport VNO/EYVI 4,803,725 9.0%
3. Estonia Tallinn Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport TLL/EETN 3,492,114 17.9%
4. Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas International Airport KUN/EYKA 1,427,284 9.8%
5. Lithuania Palanga Palanga International Airport PLQ/EYPA 377,615 23.0%
6. Estonia Kuressaare Kuressaare Airport URE/EEKE 42,490 0.6%
7. Estonia Tartu Tartu Airport TAY/EETU 27,270 2,425%
8. Estonia Kärdla Kärdla Airport KDL/EEKA 15,307 5.2%
9. Estonia Pärnu Pärnu Airport EPU/EEPU 1,097 47.4%
10. Estonia Ruhnu village Ruhnu Airfield –/EERU 1,472 5.3%
11. Latvia Liepāja Liepāja International Airport LPX/EVLA 679
12. Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai International Airport SQQ/EYSA 121 83.5%

2023 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2023)
Change
2022–2023
1. Latvia Riga Riga International Airport RIX/EVRA 6,630,891 23.2%
2. Lithuania Vilnius Vilnius International Airport VNO/EYVI 4,406,019 12.5%
3. Estonia Tallinn Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport TLL/EETN 2,961,564 7.8%
4. Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas International Airport KUN/EYKA 1,300,424 12.2%
5. Lithuania Palanga Palanga International Airport PLQ/EYPA 307,090 11.7%
6. Estonia Kuressaare Kuressaare Airport URE/EEKE 42,272 9.1%
7. Estonia Kärdla Kärdla Airport KDL/EEKA 16,181 34.8%
8. Estonia Pärnu Pärnu Airport EPU/EEPU 2,087 27.8%
9. Estonia Ruhnu village Ruhnu Airfield –/EERU 1,398 14.8%
10. Estonia Tartu Tartu Airport TAY/EETU 1,080 87.5%
11. Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai International Airport SQQ/EYSA 735 12.4%
12. Estonia Sääre village Kihnu Airfield –/EEKU 33 175%

2022 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2022)
Change
2021–2022
1. Latvia Riga Riga International Airport RIX/EVRA 5,380,779 128.70%
2. Lithuania Vilnius Vilnius International Airport VNO/EYVI 3,915,960 106.23%
3. Estonia Tallinn Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport TLL/EETN 2,748,255 111.22%
4. Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas International Airport KUN/EYKA 1,159,184 137.77%
5. Lithuania Palanga Palanga International Airport PLQ/EYPA 274,879 220.02%
6. Estonia Kuressaare Kuressaare Airport URE/EEKE 38,749 31.59%
7. Estonia Kärdla Kärdla Airport KDL/EEKA 12,004 11.52%
8. Estonia Tartu Tartu Airport TAY/EETU 8,653 1641.05%
9. Estonia Pärnu Pärnu Airport EPU/EEPU 2,887 661.74%
10. Estonia Ruhnu village Ruhnu Airfield –/EERU 1,641 4.46%
11. Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai International Airport SQQ/EYSA 654 26.49%
12. Estonia Sääre village Kihnu Airfield –/EEKU 12

2021 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2021)
Change
2020–2021
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. Estonia Kuressaare Kuressaare Airport URE/EEKE 29,447 74.68%
7. Estonia Kärdla Kärdla Airport KDL/EEKA 10,769 14.82%
8. Estonia Ruhnu village Ruhnu Airfield –/EERU 1,571 29.30%
9. Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai International Airport SQQ/EYSA 517 46.46%
10. Estonia Tartu Tartu Airport TAY/EETU 497 91.54%
11. Estonia Pärnu Pärnu Airport EPU/EEPU 379 4.99%
12. Latvia Liepaja Liepaja International Airport LPX/EVLA <100

2020 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2020)
Change
2019–2020
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 863,589 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. Estonia Kuressaare Kuressaare Airport URE/EEKE 16,858
7. Estonia Kärdla Kärdla Airport KDL/EEKA 9,379
8. Estonia Tartu Tartu Airport TAY/EETU 5,874
9. Latvia Liepaja Liepaja International Airport LPX/EVLA <4,000
10. Estonia Ruhnu village Ruhnu Airfield –/EERU 1,215
11. Estonia Pärnu Pärnu Airport EPU/EEPU 361
12. Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai International Airport SQQ/EYSA 353 5.69%

2019 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2019)
Change
2018–2019
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. Estonia Kuressaare Kuressaare Airport URE/EEKE 20,116
7. Latvia Liepaja Liepaja International Airport LPX/EVLA 13,835 41.88%
8. Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai International Airport SQQ/EYSA 334 83.17%

2018 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2018)
Change
2017–2018
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%

2017 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2017)
Change
2016–2017
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%

2013 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2013)
Change
2012–2013
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%

2012 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Passengers
(2012)
Change
2011–2012
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

Aircraft movements

2019 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Movements
(2019)
Change
2018–2019
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%

2012 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Movements
(2012)
Change
2011–2012
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%

Freight and mail tonnes

2021 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Cargo
(2021)
Change
2020–2021
1. Latvia Riga Riga International Airport RIX/EVRA 23,520 22.2%
2. Lithuania Vilnius Vilnius International Airport VNO/EYVI 14,706 2.0%
3. Estonia Tallinn Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport TLL/EETN 10,534 15.4%
4. Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas International Airport KUN/EYKA 5,065 5.6%
5. Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai International Airport SQQ/EYSA 60 57.1%
6. Lithuania Palanga Palanga International Airport PLQ/EYPA 1 58.3%

2012 statistics

Rank Country City Airport Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Cargo
(2012)
Change
2011–2012
1. Latvia Riga Riga International Airport RIX/EVRA 31,460 171.9%
2. Estonia Tallinn Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport TLL/EETN 23,760 29.5%
3. Lithuania Vilnius Vilnius International Airport VNO/EYVI 5,931 2.6%
4. Lithuania Šiauliai Šiauliai International Airport SQQ/EYSA 5,041
4. Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas International Airport KUN/EYKA 3,364 20.3%
5. Lithuania Palanga Palanga International Airport PLQ/EYPA 6 40.0%

Busiest air routes

These are the 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.

2022 statistics

21 unique destinations and two inter-Baltic connections appear within the Top 45. Locations with multiple connections were: London (5), Antalya (3), Dublin, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Milan, Stockholm, Warsaw, Copenhagen (2), Istanbul, Oslo, and Paris.

Rank City 1 City 2 Passengers (2022)
1. Riga London (Gatwick&Luton&Stansted) 418,125
2. Vilnius Antalya (Antalya&Gazipaşa) 381,644
3. Vilnius London (City&Luton&Stansted) 366,584
4. Riga Helsinki 281,021
5. Kaunas London (Luton&Stansted) 269,944
6. Tallinn Helsinki 252,473
7. Riga Oslo (Gardermoen&Torp) 236,970
8. Riga Tallinn 232,872
9. Riga Stockholm 221,100
10. Tallinn Frankfurt 216,871
11. Vilnius Warsaw 214,147
12. Tallinn Stockholm 210,037
13. Vilnius Oslo (Gardermoen&Torp) 204,348
14. Riga Berlin 181,482
15. Riga Frankfurt 180,267
16. Vilnius Frankfurt (Main&Hahn) 178,940
17. Tallinn Antalya 175,426
18. Riga Vilnius 165,544
19. Riga Warsaw (Chopin&Modlin) 159,288
20. Vilnius Milan (Malpensa&Orio al Serio) 155,901
21. Riga Vienna 153,481
22. Tallinn Warsaw 150,010
23. Riga Amsterdam 145,841
24. Riga Copenhagen 127,574
25. Riga Antalya 126,814
26. Riga Dublin 126,775
27. Vilnius Istanbul 125,173
28. Kaunas Copenhagen 117,054
29. Vilnius Paris (Charles de Gaulle&Beauvais) 109,777
30. Riga Brussels (National&Charleroi) 106,597
31. Vilnius Helsinki 101,065
32. Riga Munich 101,027
33. Vilnius Eindhoven 98,714
34. Riga Rome (Ciampino&Fiumicino) 98,147
35. Tallinn London (Gatwick&Stansted) 96,603
36. Tallinn Milan (Malpensa&Orio al Serio) 93,789
37. Vilnius Dublin 92,550
38. Riga Paris 92,032
39. Riga Istanbul 89,815
40. Riga Barcelona 86,685
41. Vilnius Stockholm 85,397
42. Riga Prague 85,277
43. Riga Milan 85,184
44. Kaunas Dublin 84,865
45. Palanga London (Luton&Stansted) 80,877

Source

2010s

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 Soviet Union
  • List of the busiest airports in Europe

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