RIX → ALCRiga to Alicante

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Direct flights from Riga (RIX) to Alicante (ALC): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,741 km, an estimated 4 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Riga and Alicante. Updated 14 September 2026 at 08:10 UTC.

RIX Riga smooth · +1
ALC Alicante smooth · +0
2,741 km · ~4h 01m est.
dep bank 12:40–17:453x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live RIX and ALC delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AirBalticNorwegian Air Shuttle

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
AirBalticBT

Flights BT689 12:40 Mo Fr

Norwegian Air ShuttleDY

Flights DY2096 17:45 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12DY2096dep +36 → arr−7
09-11BT689dep +0 → arr−7
09-07BT689dep +37 → arr+17

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
RIXRiga +1 min smooth 🌫 overcast · NW 2 kt Full RIX delay board →
ALCAlicante +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full ALC delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ALC: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Riga to Alicante route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIX to ALC flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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RIX to ALC questions

Is RIX–ALC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RIX–ALC?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:45 from RIX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ALC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RIX to ALC?

Great-circle distance is 2,741 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 223–265 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RIX–ALC fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 3 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.