# Distance from Riga (RIX) to Somerset (SME)

> 7,620 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,620 km / 4,735 mi / 4,115 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Latvia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 21:37 in Riga, it's 14:37 in Somerset)
- **Elevation difference**: 891 ft (SME is higher than RIX)

## Airports

### [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riga, Latvia
- ICAO: EVRA
- Timezone: Europe/Riga
- Coordinates: 56.920000, 23.970000
- Elevation: 36 ft

### [Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sme-somerset-lake-cumberland-regional-airport/1ef266df-38f3-6176-85bd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Somerset, United States
- ICAO: KSME
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.050000, -84.620000
- Elevation: 927 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:37 in Riga, it's 14:37 in Somerset.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Riga International Airport (RIX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rix-riga-riga-international-airport/1ef266de-cee1-633c-bbcf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sme-somerset-lake-cumberland-regional-airport/1ef266df-38f3-6176-85bd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)