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Riga, Latvia

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

Sandwiched by Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south, Latvia is often assimilated to its neighbouring Baltic states, mistakenly. At the crossroads of east and west, and close to Scandinavia, Latvia is still building its identity and its capital Riga is an off-the-beaten path gem waiting to be discovered.

There is something about small-ish countries being very adamant about their achievements. When it comes to Christmas trees, two Baltic states are in the forefront: if the first Christmas tree appeared in Tallinn in Estonia, it is in Riga, in 1515, that the first decorated Christmas tree was recorded.

The 1989 Riga Radio and TV Tower culminates at 368 meters (1,207 ft). This is the exact same height as the Berlin Television Tower in Germany that was completed in 1969. Both towers compete for the title of the tallest tower in the European Union. However, during heat waves, as the metallic tower expands, Riga beats the concrete German tower by roughly 3 centimetres (2 inches)!

During the Soviet period, movies were thriving. However, these movies had to be shot within the Soviet Union, even if the stories took place somewhere else.

With its many foreign influences, Riga’s varied architecture turned the city into the hotspot of the empire to shoot films.

If every wave of conquest left its mark on the Latvian capital, the Russian tsar Peter the Great had an even deeper impact: in the early 1700s, he studied the western world to modernize his empire and appointed westerners to rule Riga as mayors turning it into an architectural jewel.

One of the most successful Soviet TV shows was the 1979 Sherlock Holmes, shot in the heart of Riga.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at EVRA, your flight distance must be further than 250 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
14DEC24 1414Z LBSF EVRA Ron de Jong Boeing 737-700 (B737) -46 ft/m 945 nm 02:25 View
14DEC24 0546Z EFKU EVRA Nexus 03 Embraer Phenom 100 (E50P) -74 ft/m 383 nm 00:54 View
07DEC24 0847Z ESSB EVRA RunkingRolf Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -72 ft/m 281 nm 00:51 View
06DEC24 1115Z EKCH EVRA VAF114 Pierluigi Airbus A320 (A320) -410 ft/m 450 nm 01:19 View
06DEC24 0707Z EPWA EVRA Fly By Mike Boeing 747-8 (B748) -395 ft/m 391 nm 00:55 View
01DEC24 1453Z EFKU EVRA Kaharia Boeing 737-800 (B738) -298 ft/m 389 nm 01:07 View
30NOV24 1409Z EPKK EVRA Lee McGrath Boeing 737-800 (B738) -164 ft/m 478 nm 01:21 View
25NOV24 1904Z LZIB EVRA Antonino ToLissA321_V1p6p2 Four S -248 ft/m 660 nm 01:40 View
24NOV24 0704Z LFPG EVRA Naina SkaPax (F-HSKW - 2022) -191 ft/m 979 nm 02:25 View
10NOV24 1927Z LZIB EVRA maniac Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789) -367 ft/m 652 nm 01:33 View
10NOV24 1730Z EPKK EVRA VAF116 Andrea Boeing 737-800 (B738) -234 ft/m 626 nm 01:30 View
09NOV24 1816Z ESMQ EVRA Jeanette Zoetendal Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -25 ft/m 271 nm 02:07 View
08NOV24 1749Z EKCH EVRA M4ttypilot Airbus A320 (A320) -621 ft/m 444 nm 01:23 View
08NOV24 1605Z EBBR EVRA Breizhair Boeing 737-700 (B737) -168 ft/m 853 nm 02:06 View
07NOV24 1154Z EPKK EVRA Tim Baestaens Boeing 737-800 (B738) -203 ft/m 493 nm 01:21 View
06NOV24 0300Z EPWA EVRA BlueSkyUp Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -230 ft/m 381 nm 01:07 View
05NOV24 1529Z LROP EVRA ReelSalty Airbus A321 (A321) -131 ft/m 1294 nm 03:22 View
05NOV24 1520Z LROP EVRA Infectuzsr Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -563 ft/m 861 nm 02:19 View
05NOV24 1345Z LROP EVRA Unknown Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -68 ft/m 849 nm 02:27 View
04NOV24 1621Z EDDF EVRA Michael Wendel Airbus A320 (A320) -451 ft/m 756 nm 01:50 View