Latvia

Country Profile


Contents

  1. Key Facts
  2. The Country
    1. Geography
    2. National History
    3. Further National Information
  3. Aviation
  4. Markings
    1. Civil Aircraft Registrations
  5. Aircraft Operators
    1. Military Air Arms
    2. Central Government Agencies
    3. Public Service Aviation
    4. Commercial Aviation
    5. Private Aviation
  6. Industry
    1. Aircraft Manufacturers
    2. Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
  7. Airfields
    1. Civil Airports & Airfields
    2. Military Air Bases & Airfields
  8. On Show
    1. Aviation Museums
    2. Airshow Dates
  9. More Information
    1. Aviation-Related Magazines
    2. Aviation Bibliography
    3. Web Links
 


[Latvian Flag]

Republic of Latvia

(Latvijas Republika)

Key Facts

Date of Independence: 4 May 1990
Total Area Ranking: 123rd in the World
Population Size Ranking: 141st in the World
GDP Ranking: 93rd in the World

The Country

Geography

Located in northern Europe, on the eastern side of the Baltic Sea. Latvia is bordered by Estonia to the north, Russia to the east, Belarus to the south east and Lithuania to the south. To the west lies the Baltic Sea. The whole country is a low-lying plain which doesn’t rise above 300 m (975 ft) above sea level. The total land area is 64,589 sq km (24,938 sq miles).
The Population of 2.4 million (2000 figure) comprises 52% of Latvian origin, 34% Russian, 5% Ukrainian, 5% Belorussian and 5% other ethnic groups. The capital city is Riga.

National History

Summary Narrative History

Timeline – Key Dates in Latvian History

Further National Information

BBC News Profile: Latvia
Yahoo Latvia page
wikipedia: Latvia
wikipedia: History of Latvia

Aviation

Text to be added on the development of aviation in Latvia.

Markings

Civil Aircraft Registrations

Latvian civil aircraft were registered in the series B-LAAA onwards 1919-1929 and then YL-AAA onwards 1929-1939. The YL-xxx series was reintroduced in 1991.

An incomplete all-time Latvian civil aircraft register listing is here.

Aircraft Operators

Military Air Arms

Current military air arms-
Air Force (Latvijas Gaisaspeki)

Historical military air arms-
Army Aviation (??) [1918-1940]
Naval Aviation (??) [1918-1940]
National Guard (Aizsargu Aviacija) [1918-1940]
Military Aviation (Luftwaffe) [1941-1945]

Central Government Agencies

Border Guard (Latvijas RobeÅūsardze)
National Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) [1993-2000]

Public Service Aviation

Medical Aviation – no information
Police – no aviation branch

Commercial Aviation

Air Baltic
Baltic Express Line [1993-2002]
Concors Latvian Air Service
Inversija Cargo Airlines
Latvio Latvian Airlines
Transeast Airlines

wikipedia: Airlines of Latvia
The World’s Airlines: Latvia

Private Aviation

To be added

Industry

Aircraft Manufacturers

Latvian Aircraft
VEF

Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots

None known.

Airfields

Civil Airports & Airfields

Airports in Latvia

Military Air Bases & Airfields

Military Air Bases Listing – to be added.

On Show

Aviation Museums

Riga Aviation Museum
Latvijas Aviacijas Tehnikes Muzejs
Latvian Aviation Museum photos

Airshow Dates

Key Airshow Dates

More Information

Aviation-Related Magazines

Magazines Guide for Latvia

Aviation Bibliography

Latvian Aviation Bibliography – to be added

Web Links

Sparnota Latvija
(History of Latvian Aviation 1918-1940)

Aviation Museums Latvia

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categories Countries, Start | | Posted datetime 1 May 2011 7:51 am | Last Updated 1 May 2011 7:51 am |

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