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Riga, Latvia

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

Sandwiched by Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south, Latvia is often assimilated to its neighbouring Baltic states, mistakenly. At the crossroads of east and west, and close to Scandinavia, Latvia is still building its identity and its capital Riga is an off-the-beaten path gem waiting to be discovered.

There is something about small-ish countries being very adamant about their achievements. When it comes to Christmas trees, two Baltic states are in the forefront: if the first Christmas tree appeared in Tallinn in Estonia, it is in Riga, in 1515, that the first decorated Christmas tree was recorded.

The 1989 Riga Radio and TV Tower culminates at 368 meters (1,207 ft). This is the exact same height as the Berlin Television Tower in Germany that was completed in 1969. Both towers compete for the title of the tallest tower in the European Union. However, during heat waves, as the metallic tower expands, Riga beats the concrete German tower by roughly 3 centimetres (2 inches)!

During the Soviet period, movies were thriving. However, these movies had to be shot within the Soviet Union, even if the stories took place somewhere else.

With its many foreign influences, Riga’s varied architecture turned the city into the hotspot of the empire to shoot films.

If every wave of conquest left its mark on the Latvian capital, the Russian tsar Peter the Great had an even deeper impact: in the early 1700s, he studied the western world to modernize his empire and appointed westerners to rule Riga as mayors turning it into an architectural jewel.

One of the most successful Soviet TV shows was the 1979 Sherlock Holmes, shot in the heart of Riga.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at EVRA, your flight distance must be further than 250 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
21JUL25 0952Z LFPO EVRA Pastou Boeing 737-700 (B737) -116 ft/m 1157 nm 02:36 View
18JUL25 1648Z EKCH EVRA Max K Airbus A321 (A321) -282 ft/m 424 nm 01:07 View
14JUL25 2032Z EDDH EVRA Sfabela Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -530 ft/m 541 nm 01:26 View
10JUL25 0349Z SEQU EVRA Kramden Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (B788) -86 ft/m 7300 nm 14:49 View
09JUL25 2134Z EKYT EVRA Markus Karlsson Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -142 ft/m 492 nm 01:15 View
06JUL25 1536Z EDDF EVRA Ilker I Airbus A321 (A321) -96 ft/m 749 nm 01:34 View
06JUL25 1307Z EDOP EVRA Faerblaed Beechcraft 2000 Starship (STAR) -33 ft/m 504 nm 01:33 View
05JUL25 1705Z LBSF EVRA PVPilot Airbus A319 (A319) -164 ft/m 977 nm 02:22 View
03JUL25 1803Z UMMS EVRA VAF619 Dante Airbus A320 (A320) -141 ft/m 263 nm 00:46 View
01JUL25 2113Z EGVN EVRA Riders Airbus A330-200 (A332) -152 ft/m 999 nm 02:07 View
23JUN25 1100Z EHBK EVRA Rentasad de Havilland Dash 8-400 (DH8D) -279 ft/m 791 nm 02:14 View
22JUN25 0348Z LOWW EVRA Robert Grant Boeing 737-700 (B737) -135 ft/m 616 nm 01:38 View
16JUN25 1942Z EPWA EVRA Patrick Dobracki Boeing 737-800 (B738) -196 ft/m 376 nm 00:58 View
15JUN25 2140Z ESSA EVRA Shaun Dale Airbus Helicopters H-160 (H160) -2 ft/m 251 nm 01:45 View
14JUN25 1141Z LJLJ EVRA VAF111 Igor Boeing 737-600 (B736) -333 ft/m 758 nm 02:00 View
13JUN25 0416Z LHBP EVRA Tibor Kohut Boeing 737-800 (B738) -167 ft/m 611 nm 01:44 View
12JUN25 1651Z EPWA EVRA #Navy#Nhok Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -183 ft/m 373 nm 01:05 View
10JUN25 0225Z UUBJ EVRA Rp Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -247 ft/m 337 nm 00:29 View
07JUN25 1911Z EDDH EVRA GCoding_ Airbus A350-900 (A359) -307 ft/m 741 nm 01:43 View
04JUN25 1403Z ESSA EVRA Robert B Dickerson Airbus A320 (A320) -385 ft/m 281 nm 00:47 View