Tartu airport
| Tartu lennujaam | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | EETU |
| IATA code | TAY |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 66.75 m (219 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 8 km south of Tartu , Tartu County |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1946 |
| operator | AS Tallinna Lennujaam |
| Passengers | 30,296 (2017) |
| Flight movements |
4,916 (2017) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 08/26 | 1799 m × 35 m concrete / asphalt |
The Tartu Airport ( Estonian : Tartu Lennujaam ) is a civilian airport in Estonia . It is located 8 km south of the second largest Estonian city Tartu near the village of Ülenurme .
history
Tartu Airport was opened as a medical airport in 1946. In 1981 the runway was expanded and a new terminal opened. Since 2005 the airport has been operated by the operating company of Tallinn Airport AS Tallinna Lennujaam .
In 2004 Tartu Airport recorded 1268 passengers.
The Estonian Aviation Academy (Eesti Lennuakadeemia) accounts for 60 to 90 percent of the traffic at Tartu Airport .
Raadi Airport
From 1919 to 1993 there was another airfield in Tartu, Raadi Airport . It was used by the Soviet Air Force until 1992 .
Airlines and destinations
The airport was served by the Latvian Air Baltic from Riga up to twice a day until August 2011 . The flights were suspended from August 1, 2011.
Estonian Air initially flew to Stockholm several times a week .
Flybe Nordic has been operating flights from Tartu to Helsinki-Vantaa since 2011 .
Web links
- Airport website (Estonian / English)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Tartu Lennukolledž
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics 2017 - passengers, cargo and aircraft movements from Estonian airports. In: ecaa.ee. ECAA, accessed on May 24, 2020 .
