# Distance from Riga (RIX) to Thanjavur (TJV)

> 6,945 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,945 km / 4,315 mi / 3,750 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Latvia) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 05:30 in Riga, it's 08:00 in Thanjavur)
- **Elevation difference**: 217 ft (TJV 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

### [Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjv-thanjavur-tanjore-air-force-base/1ef266df-f40a-643c-b301-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thanjavur, India
- ICAO: VOTJ
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 10.720000, 79.100000
- Elevation: 253 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 05:30 in Riga, it's 08:00 in Thanjavur.

## Related

- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjv-thanjavur-tanjore-air-force-base/1ef266df-f40a-643c-b301-06bb2780ed98)
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