Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema
Characteristics
ICAO code	EFHK
IATA code	HEL
Coordinates	60 ° 19 '2 "  N , 24 ° 57' 48"  E Coordinates: 60 ° 19 '2 "  N , 24 ° 57' 48"  E
Height above MSL	55 m (180  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	17 km north of Helsinki
Street	E 18
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	1952
operator	Finavia
surface	650 ha
Terminals	2
Passengers	21,861,082 (2019)
Air freight	194,273 t (2017)
Flight movements	187,654 (2017)
Runways
04L / 22R	3060 m × 60 m asphalt
04R / 22L	3440 m × 60 m asphalt
15/33	2901 m × 60 m asphalt

The Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is the largest commercial airport in Finland . It is located around 17 kilometers north of the center of the capital Helsinki in the city of Vantaa .

The airport was completed for the Summer Olympics in 1951 and replaced the Helsinki-Malmi airport , which was becoming too small . It served over 18 million passengers in 2017 and is one of the largest airports in Northern Europe . The airport, managed by Finavia , has two terminals and three runways . It serves as a home base and hub of Finnair .

Transport links

Main airport building mid-winter at noon

Since the end of 2015, the airport has been connected to the local rail traffic in the Helsinki region via the newly built circular railway . Depending on the direction of travel, the journey time between the airport and Helsinki Central Station is 27 or 32 minutes. The nearest long-distance train station is in Tikkurila (three stations or eight minutes from the airport).

The airport can also be reached with the buses of the regional transport association HSL , in particular with bus line 615 from the center of Helsinki. Finnair has a direct shuttle bus to central Helsinki. The intercity buses from all major Finnish cities have a direct connection to the airport.

Airport facilities

Runways

Aircraft handling at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

The airport has three runways:

• 04R / 22L (runway 1, 3440 m × 60 m), the main runway, was completely overhauled and modernized in summer 2005.
• 15/33 (runway 2, 2901 m × 60 m), the cross or side runway, was completely renovated in summer 2004.
• 04L / 22R (runway 3, 3060 m × 60 m), the new runway parallel to the main runway, went into operation on November 28, 2002.

Terminals

In August 2009, the previously existing separation between an international terminal and a domestic terminal was lifted. The neutral terms Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are now used. Both terminals are around 250 m apart and are connected by a corridor. Since then, flights have started and landed at both terminals regardless of their destination. The allocation to the halls designated as Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 depends on the airline operating the respective flight. Free WiFi is available for travelers .

In order to cope with the growing number of passengers, the operator Finavia is expanding the airport from 2016. The terminal areas are expected to grow by 45% and the capacity for baggage handling by 50%. The construction work should be completed in 2020. The airport is then planned for 20 million passengers a year.

Airlines and Destinations

Helsinki-Vantaa is connected by several airlines with national, numerous European and also some intercontinental destinations, including Kuopio , Amsterdam , Lisbon , New York , Nagoya , Seoul and Shanghai . The largest local company is Finnair , which is based here . From German-speaking countries, Helsinki is currently served by Lufthansa from Frankfurt am Main and Munich , Germanwings from Berlin and Finnair from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva , Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart , Hanover, Vienna and Zurich .

Traffic figures

Source: Finavia

Helsinki-Vantaa Airport - 1998-2019 traffic figures

year	Passenger volume			Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail)
	National	International	total
2019	2,929,779	18.931.303	21,861,082
2018	2,955,100	17,893,649	20,848,749
2017	2,731,454	16.160.932	18,892,386	194.273
2016	2,679,885	14,504,542	17.184.427	182.201
2015	2,591,724	13,830,542	16,422,266	-
2014	2,507,123	13,441,715	15,948,838	-
2013	2,431,632	12,847,362	15,278,994	-
2012	2,693,151	12.164.938	14,858,089	-
2011	2,707,044	12,159,027	14,866,071	-
2010	2,207,638	10,664,984	12,872,622	-
2009	2,372,885	10.238.302	12,611,187	-
2008	2,700,369	10,744,071	13,444,440	-
2007	2,875,296	10,266,326	13,141,622	-
2006	2,927,627	9.220.154	12,147,781	-
2005	2,804,304	8,328,891	11.133.195	-
2004	2,836,852	7,893,094	10,729,946	-
2003	2,684,618	7,026,302	9.710.920	-
2002	2,747,862	6,862,025	9,609,887	-
2001	2,999,672	7,031,246	10,030,918	-
2000	3,042,931	6,967,023	10,009,954	-
1999	2,803,127	6,763,561	9,566,688	-
1998	2,900,145	6,455,035	9,355,180	-

Web links

Commons : Helsinki-Vantaa Airport  - Collection of images

• Information about the airport on the side of the airport company (English)
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Traffic statistics. Finavia.fi , accessed on May 24, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ACI ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Helsinki's airport is now accessible by train. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 8, 2015 ; Retrieved July 8, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ HSL route planner ( Memento of the original from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Airlines have moved - check the right terminal. Finavia, August 5, 2009, accessed October 17, 2009 . 
6. ↑ Helsinki Airport is expanding. March 27, 2016, accessed March 27, 2016 .