Spilves lidosta (Spilve Airport) also given as Rīga Central Airport compare to Riga West Airport.
Spilve airfield start to be used during First World War. And after 15 years, in 1930s Spilve became as Riga International Airport, serving direct flights to Tallinn, Vilnius and Kaunas, which connected Riga to big cities as Helsinki, Berlin, Moscow and Warsaw. Flights were operated by Nazi Lufthansa and Soviet Aeroflot.
After Second World War airport has been rebuilt and became the hub of Aeroflot.
Since late 1980s Spilve Airprot serving training flights and small private airplanes due it closeness to Riga Center, which is just 5km. (Basically between Ilguciems and Bolderaja)
Airport building reminds imposing soviet epoch, and is worth to be seen.
See also photo of Airport Terminal made from another side.

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