American Airlines
flight
AA 8979:
Riga - Helsinki
Riga - Helsinki
FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Codeshare Flights:
American Airlines AA8979
Operates only on 2026-08-10
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Codeshare flight, operated by Finnair.
(AY 1074)
Duration: 1:15, non-stop ATR 72 (AT7)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
American Airlines AA8979
Valid until 2026-02-10
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Codeshare flight, operated by Finnair.
(AY 1074)
Duration: 1:15, non-stop ATR 72 (AT7)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
American Airlines AA8979
Effective 2026-02-12 through 2026-02-19
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Codeshare flight, operated by Finnair.
(AY 1074)
Duration: 1:15, non-stop ATR 72 (AT7)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
American Airlines AA8979
Effective 2026-02-20 through 2026-03-28
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Codeshare flight, operated by Finnair.
(AY 1074)
Duration: 1:15, non-stop ATR 72 (AT7)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
American Airlines AA8979
Effective from 2026-10-25
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Codeshare flight, operated by Finnair.
(AY 1074)
Duration: 1:15, non-stop ATR 72 (AT7)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
American Airlines AA8979
Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-08-09
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Codeshare flight, operated by Finnair.
(AY 1080)
Duration: 1:10, non-stop ATR 72 (AT7)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
American Airlines AA8979
Effective 2026-08-11 through 2026-10-24
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Codeshare flight, operated by Finnair.
(AY 1080)
Duration: 1:10, non-stop ATR 72 (AT7)
- AA 8979 is an international flight departing from Riga airport, Latvia (RIX) and arriving at Helsinki airport, Finland (HEL).
- The flight distance is 238 miles, or 382 km.
- The timezone of both the departure and the arrival airports is UTC+2 . Current time at both airports is (loading...).
- For direct flights, the flight time varies between 1:10 and 1:15.