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Direct flights from Riga (RIX) to Budapest (BUD): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 14 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,103 km, an estimated 1 hour 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Riga and Budapest. Updated 14 September 2026 at 02:22 UTC.
RIX
Riga
smooth · +1
BUD
Budapest
smooth · +0
1,103 km · ~1h 55m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live RIX and BUD delay boards
Median arrival delay is +14 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+14 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at BUD: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the Riga to Budapest route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIX to BUD 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/RIX-BUD
RIX to BUD questions
Is RIX–BUD 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.
How long is the flight from RIX to BUD?
Great-circle distance is 1,103 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 108–125 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RIX–BUD fly?
AirBaltic runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, mon, thu). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at RIX and arrival-side delay at BUD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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