# Distance from Bureta (LEV) to Riga (RIX)

> 15,178 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,178 km / 9,431 mi / 8,195 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Fiji) → Latvia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 13:17 in Bureta, it's 04:17 in Riga)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (RIX is higher than LEV)

## Airports

### [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bureta, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNB
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -17.710000, 178.760000
- Elevation: 11 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:17 in Bureta, it's 04:17 in Riga.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Levuka Airfield (LEV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lev-bureta-levuka-airfield/1ef266df-7022-6a16-9136-06bb2780ed98)
- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)