Tartu Airport

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Tartu Airport
IATA: TAY - ICAO: EETU
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Unknown
Serves Tartu
Elevation AMSL 219 ft (66.75 m)
Coordinates 58°24′0″N, 26°45′0″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 4,524 1,379 Asphalt/Concrete

Tartu Airport or Ülenurme Airport (IATA: TAYICAO: EETU) is 8 kilometres (5 miles) south of the centre of Tartu, Estonia near the town of Ülenurme.

The airport was opened in 1946. A new terminal building was built in 1981, and the runway and taxiway were also upgraded then. Since 2005 the airport has been owned by Tallinn Airport Ltd.

There are plans to lengthen the runway to 2000 meters.

1268 passengers travelled via Tartu Airport in 2004. There are no regular flights to Tartu at present.

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