# Distance from Hit (IQA) to Riga (RIX)

> 2,928 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,928 km / 1,819 mi / 1,581 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 144° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → Latvia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 08:14 in Hit, it's 08:14 in Riga)
- **Elevation difference**: 582 ft (RIX is lower than IQA)

## Airports

### [Al Asad Air Base (IQA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqa-hit-al-asad-air-base/1ef266df-83db-663e-bd59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hit, Iraq
- ICAO: ORAA
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 33.790000, 42.440000
- Elevation: 618 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Al Asad Air Base (IQA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqa-hit-al-asad-air-base/1ef266df-83db-663e-bd59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)