Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | EFHK |
IATA code | HEL |
Coordinates | |
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
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
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
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year | Passenger volume |
Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail) |
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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
- Information about the airport on the side of the airport company (English)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Traffic statistics. Finavia.fi , accessed on May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Airlines have moved - check the right terminal. Finavia, August 5, 2009, accessed October 17, 2009 .
- ↑ Helsinki Airport is expanding. March 27, 2016, accessed March 27, 2016 .