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RIX to HBE: distance & flight time
Riga (Riga International Airport) → Alexandria (Borg El Arab International Airport)
1,818 mi
2,925 km · 1,580 nm
4h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,818 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 2m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RIX — Riga International Airport · Riga, Latvia
- HBE — Borg El Arab International Airport · Alexandria, Egypt
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RIX
- HLJ · Barysiai Airport61 mi away
- SQQ · Šiauliai International Airport74 mi away
- PNV · Panevėžys Air Base85 mi away
- VNT · Ventspils International Airport96 mi away
Near HBE
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport24 mi away
- DBB · El Alamein International Airport73 mi away
- CWE · Cairo West Airport91 mi away
- CAI · Cairo International Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIX from HBE?
The flight distance from Riga (RIX) to Alexandria (HBE) is 1,818 miles (2,925 km, 1,580 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIX to HBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIX to HBE?
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