# Distance from Riga (RIX) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 3,321 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,321 km / 2,064 mi / 1,793 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 161° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Latvia) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 01:37 in Riga, it's 01:37 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 107 ft (SSH is higher than RIX)

## Airports

### [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

### [Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssh-sharm-el-sheikh-sharm-el-sheikh-international-airport/1ef266de-eb8a-60f6-ab9d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
- ICAO: HESH
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 27.980000, 34.400000
- Elevation: 143 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

- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssh-sharm-el-sheikh-sharm-el-sheikh-international-airport/1ef266de-eb8a-60f6-ab9d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)