Kihnu Airfield
| Kihnu Lennuväli | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | EEKU | ||
| IATA code | none | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 3 m (10 ft ) | ||
| Basic data | |||
| operator | Parnu Airport | ||
| Terminals | 1 | ||
| Runways | |||
| 16/34 | 600 m × 60 m grass | ||
| 04/22 | 600 m × 60 m grass grid plates | ||
The airport Kihnu ( Estonian Kihnu lennuväli ) is located on the Estonian island of Kihnu in the Pärnu Bay .
The two runways are each 600 m long and 60 m wide. They are not paved. There are neither landing lights nor a navigation system at the airfield, so that the approach is only possible in daylight.
The owner is Tallinn Airport ( AS Tallinna Lennujaam ) and the manager of Pärnu Airport ( AS Pärnu Lennujaam ). In December 2007 a new airport terminal was inaugurated.
Regular flight connections to and from Kihnu were only available in winter, when the ice conditions in Pärnu Bay made ferry traffic to Kihnu impossible. They were carried out by the German company LFH with a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander from Pärnu . Since the use of a new ferry, the regular flights have been suspended in the winter half-year. There are also no airlines flying to Kihnu during the summer. Required flights in medical emergencies are carried out by helicopter.
Web links
- Kihnus avati uus lennuväli ( Postimees Online, December 18, 2007)
- Information about Kihnu Airport (English) (archive version) ( Memento of April 7, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Kihnu Airport flight schedule
