# Distance from Riga (RIX) to Tehran (THR)

> 3,118 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,118 km / 1,937 mi / 1,684 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Latvia) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0.5h (When it's 12:13 in Riga, it's 12:43 in Tehran)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,926 ft (THR 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

### [Mehrabad International Airport (THR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thr-tehran-mehrabad-international-airport/1ef266df-7d9a-64b4-a7a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tehran, Iran
- ICAO: OIII
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 35.690000, 51.310000
- Elevation: 3,962 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:13 in Riga, it's 12:43 in Tehran.

## Related

- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mehrabad International Airport (THR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thr-tehran-mehrabad-international-airport/1ef266df-7d9a-64b4-a7a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)