Spilve Airport

Spilve Airport is a former civilian and military airport in located 5 km north of 's city centre, from which aircraft took off as early as the First World War.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airfield in Kurzeme District, Riga, Latvia, former international airport of the country
  • Also known as: “EVRS”, “Riga Central Airport”, and “Spilve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Xiaomi Arena and Skonto Stadium.

Stadium
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, formerly known as Arena Riga is an indoor arena in , . It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006.

Stadium
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is a football in , . The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087 seats in total. It is the second largest stadium in Latvia, behind , also in Riga. The stadium design incorporates .

Stadium
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is an arena in , . In the lobby of Skonto there are conference halls, a gym, and an arena with an artificial football field, which also hosts numerous exhibitions and concerts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centrs and Vecrīga.

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is a district in , right northeast of the . In addition to the official district, this article also includes the northwesternmost third of Maskavas Forstate, west of Lacplesa iela.

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Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

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is a part of , here defined as the eastern bank of the Daugava river minus and .

Spilve Airport

Latitude
56.9866° or 56° 59′ 12″ north
Longitude
24.08° or 24° 4′ 48″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9G86X3PH+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 414268417
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Wiki­data ID
Q2451398
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Spilve Airport” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Spilve Hava Limanı”
  • Belarusian: “Спілвэ (аэрапорт)”
  • Belarusian: “Спілвэ”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport Spilve”
  • Chinese: “斯皮尔韦机场”
  • Chinese: “斯皮爾韋機場”
  • Danish: “Spilve Lufthavn”
  • Estonian: “Spilve lennujaam”
  • French: “aéroport central de Riga”
  • French: “Aéroport central de Riga”
  • Hungarian: “Spilvei repülőtér”
  • Indonesian: “EVRS”
  • Japanese: “Spilve空港”
  • Japanese: “スピルヴェ空港”
  • Latvian: “Spilves lidlauks”
  • Latvian: “Spilves lidosta”
  • Lithuanian: “Spilvės oro uostas”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه اسپلایو”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Spilve”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Spilve”
  • Russian: “Спилве”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи осплою”
  • Turkish: “Spilve Havaalanı”
  • Turkish: “Spilve Havalimanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Спілве (аеропорт)”
  • Ukrainian: “Спілве”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay Spilve”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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