Sveicinati Ventspili! Welcome to Ventspils!

This is what a welcoming sign says when you enter the beutiful city of Ventspils. Absolute hidden gem of Latvia, holder of Blue Beach Flag since 1999, a tourist attraction point from many countries, including neighbouring Lithuania.

Some tourists (even virtual) can also visit the city by using the airport, that is only 2,5km away from city centre, and once served multiple international routes and direct flights to the capital of Latvia - Riga.

The airport ceased it's commercial operations due to 2008 economical crysis, airBaltic buying new, modern aircraft, and lack of financation. However, the airport is requalified for VFR flights both day and night time. airBaltic Pilot Academy Students use this airport as one of the summer bases for students, and for training night VFR flights.

While at this point, many locals consider that the airport is only used for drag-race championships, it's wrong! Of course, some dates of the year, the airport is closed to host an amazing drag-race festival that developers of this airport were lucky to visit!

Overall, this is a great, unknown to many people region in the Baltic States, that is surely a piece of beauty, and a wonderful coastal airport, that sometimes has challenging winds on the approach. So be careful, and don't mess with residents of "Gāliņciems" with that engine sound! We mean it!