# Distance from Sovetskaya Gavan (GVN) to Riga (RIX)

> 6,860 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,860 km / 4,263 mi / 3,704 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Latvia
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 22:55 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 15:55 in Riga)
- **Elevation difference**: 732 ft (RIX is lower than GVN)

## Airports

### [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
- ICAO: UHKM
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 48.930000, 140.030000
- Elevation: 768 ft

### [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riga, Latvia
- ICAO: EVRA
- Timezone: Europe/Riga
- Coordinates: 56.920000, 23.970000
- Elevation: 36 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:55 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 15:55 in Riga.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)