Helsinki Airport
| Helsinki Airport Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats |
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| IATA: HEL – ICAO: EFHK | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Finavia | ||
| Serves | Helsinki | ||
| Location | Vantaa | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 55 m / 179 ft | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 04R/22L | 3,440 | 11,286 | Asphalt |
| 04L/22R | 3,060 | 10,039 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 2,901 | 9,518 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Passengers | 12,591,606[1] | ||
| Landings | 91,952[1] | ||
| Source: AIP Finland[2] | |||
Helsinki Airport[3] or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport[2] (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK) (Finnish: Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, Swedish: Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats[4]) in Vantaa, Finland, is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the centre of Vantaa, Tikkurila, and 9.2 NM (17.0 km; 10.6 mi) north[2] of Helsinki city centre. Originally built for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the airport served 13,426,901 passengers in 2008 (2.2% growth since 2007)[1] and it is the fourth largest airport in the Nordic countries.
The airport is operated by Finavia, the state-owned enterprise that operates Finland's airports. Helsinki Airport was chosen the best airport in the world in the IATA 1999 survey on the topic. In 2006 global airport customer satisfaction survey AETRA ranked Helsinki Airport one of the best airports worldwide and according to Association of European Airlines 2005 delay rates, Helsinki Airport was the most punctual airport in Europe.
The airport's three runways provide a platform for future growth while the airport can accommodate extra-wide aircraft such as the Airbus A340 and Airbus A350, the former already in service and the latter being scheduled to enter service at Helsinki Airport with Finnair in the coming decade. The airport is the international and domestic hub for Finnair, the Finnish flag carrier. It is also the hub for Blue1, the Finnish regional division of SAS. Air Finland and Finncomm Airlines are based at Helsinki Airport as well.
The Aviapolis is a new international business park adjacent to the Helsinki airport area, already hosting the operations of numerous companies around the airport. Several hotels are located near the airport as well. Construction of a train link, Kehärata, to the centre of Helsinki began in the spring of 2009.[5] The Finnish Aviation Museum is located near the airport.[6]
On 25 November 2008, Finavia opened a wireless network free of charge at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.[7]
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Terminals, airlines and destinations
The airport is nominally divided into 2 terminals, located 250 metres (820 ft) apart and linked by an internal pedestrian connection both airside and landside. In practice, however, the airside parts of the terminal buildings are not divided into terminal 1 (the former domestic terminal) and terminal 2 (the former international terminal) but to Schengen and non-Schengen areas. The non-Schengen area of terminal 2 is under enlargement and will be ready in by the end of 2009, enabling the airport to receive eight wide-body aircraft at the same time, compared to the current five wide-body gates (of which only two are suitable for Finnair's new Airbus A340).
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | Dublin [seasonal] | 2 |
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo | 2 |
| Air Åland operated by Nextjet | Mariehamn | 2 |
| airBaltic | Riga | 1 |
| Air Berlin | Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf | 2 |
| Air Finland | Alicante, Antalya [seasonal], Chania [seasonal], Funchal-Madeira [begins 14 February 2011, seasonal], Hurghada, [begins 4 October, seasonal], Las Palmas-Gran Canaria [begins 10 October, seasonal], Málaga, Tenerife Sud [begins 8 October, seasonal] | 2 |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean Airways | Vienna | 1 |
| Blue1 | All Year: Amsterdam [begins 31 January 2011], Barcelona [ends 30 October] Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Copenhagen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kuopio, London-Heathrow, Munich [begins 13 September], Oslo-Gardermoen, Oulu, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Stockholm-Arlanda, Vaasa, Zürich Seasonal: Athens, Biarritz, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh [begins 29 April 2011], Kittilä, Kuusamo, Marseille [begins 31 May], Milan-Malpensa, Nice, Pula [begins 28 May], Rome-Fiumicino, Rovaniemi, Split |
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| Blue1 operated by Golden Air | Gothenburg-Landvetter [ends 30 October], Kuopio, Oulu, Vaasa | 1 |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow | 2 |
| British Airways operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia | Billund, Stockholm-Bromma | 2 |
| City Airline | Gothenburg-Landvetter | 1 |
| Czech Airlines | Prague | 2 |
| EasyJet | London-Gatwick, Manchester, Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 2 |
| Finnair | Amsterdam, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing-Capital, Bergen [seasonal], Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Delhi, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Istanbul-Atatürk, Ivalo, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kiev-Boryspil, Kittilä, Kokkola-Jakobstad, Krakow [seasonal], Kuopio, Kuusamo, Lisbon, Ljubljana [seasonal], London-Heathrow, Madrid, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, Nagoya-Centrair, New York-JFK, Osaka-Kansai, Oslo-Gardermoen, Oulu, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Rome-Fiumicino, Rovaniemi, St Petersburg, Shanghai-Pudong, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore [begins 30 May 2011], Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Bromma, Tallinn, Toronto-Pearson [seasonal], Tokyo-Narita, Vaasa, Venice-Marco Polo [seasonal], Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Yekaterinburg, Zürich | 2 |
| Finnair operated by Finncomm Airlines | Bucharest-Otopeni, Riga, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tampere, Turku | 2 |
| Finncomm Airlines | Enontekiö [seasonal], Joensuu, Kemi/Tornio, Kokkola/Jakobstad, Kuopio, Kuusamo [seasonal], Norrköping, Savonlinna, Seinäjoki, Vaasa, Varkaus | 2 |
| Icelandair | Reykjavík-Keflavík | 2 |
| KLM | Amsterdam | 2 |
| KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper | Amsterdam | 2 |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw | 1 |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich | 1 |
| Malév Hungarian Airlines | Budapest | 2 |
| Meridiana Fly | Florence [seasonal] | 2 |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| Rossiya | St Petersburg | 2 |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| Severstal Air Company | Petrozavodsk | 2 |
| Spanair | Barcelona [begins 1 November] | 1 |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon | 1 |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk | 2 |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Kiev-Boryspil | 2 |
| Wingo xprs | Pori | 1 |
Charter airlines
In addition, the following airlines also have charter operations as of August 2010:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Finland | Summer season: Antalya, Chania, Samos
Winter season: Bangkok, Funchal-Madeira, Hurghada, Las Palmas-Gran Canaria, Marsa Alam, Salzburg, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife Sud |
| Blue1 | Summer season: Alghero, Izmir, Kefallinia
Winter season: Innsbruck |
| Bulgaria Air | Summer season: Burgas, Funchal-Madeira, Malta-Luqa, Paphos, Varna
Winter season: Funchal-Madeira, Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh |
| Finnair Leisure flights | Summer seasonal: Antalya, Athens, Burgas, Catania, Corfu, Cos, Chania, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Funchal-Madeira, Heraklion, Jerez, Larnaca, Malaga, Malta-Luqa, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Preveza, Rhodes, Rimini, Santorini, Skiathos, Varna, Verona, Zakynthos
Winter seasonal: Arrecife-Lanzarote, Cancún, Colombo [starts 12 December], Dubai, Fortaleza, Fort Lauderdale, Fuerteventura, Funchal-Madeira, Goa, Ho Chi Minh City, Holgúin, Hurghada, Innsbruck, Krabi, Langkawi, Las Palmas-Gran Canaria, Miami, Monastir, Ovda-Eilat, Panamà, Paphos, Phuket, Puerto Plata, Recife, Sharm El Sheikh, Salzburg, Tenerife Norte, Tenerife Sud |
| Freebird | Antalya [summer seasonal] |
| Sun Express | Antalya [summer seasonal] |
| Nouvelair | Djerba [summer seasonal], Monastir [winter seasonal] |
| Primera Air | Summer seasonal: Burgas, Chania, Varna
Winter seasonal: Funchal-Madeira, Hurghada, Las Palmas-Gran Canaria, Ovda-Eilat, Tenerife Sud |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Summer seasonal: Chania, Cos, Funchal-Madeira, Hurghada, Palma de Mallorca, Preveza, Rhodes
Winter seasonal: Funchal-Madeira, Las Palmas-Gran Canaria, Phuket, Tenerife Sud |
| TUIfly Nordic | Summer seasonal: Chania, Faro, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes
Winter seasonal: Arrecife-Lanzarote, Boa Vista, Krabi, Las Palmas-Gran Canaria, Phuket, Sal, Tenerife Sud |
Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Avies | Tallinn |
| Finnair Cargo | Seoul, Hong-Kong |
| Cargolux | Hong Kong, Baku, Luxembourg |
| Jetpak | Stockholm-Arlanda |
| DHL Aviation | Leipzig/Halle |
| DHL Aviation operated by Exin | Tallinn |
| TNT Airways | Liège |
| UPS Airlines | Malmö |
| West Air Sweden | Copenhagen |
Handling agents
The following handling agents provide full ground handling services for airlines [1]:
- Airpro
- Inter Handling
- ISS Aviation
- Northport
- Servisair
- Ready to go
- Northhub
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 2,804,304 | 8,326,285 | 11,130,589 | +3.7%  |
| 2006 | 2,927,627 | 9,220,154 | 12,147,781 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 2,875,289 | 10,215,455 | 13,090,744 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2,700,350 | 10,726,551 | 13,426,901 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,372,844 | 10,218,762 | 12,591,606 | -6.3%  |
Ground transportation
Rail
Connecting the airport by frequent local bus 61 of Helsinki Regional Transport Authority or taxi to the Tikkurila railway station provides access to commuter trains as well as to long-distance trains in the directions of Tampere and Lahti, including lines to Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Bus number 540 connects to Espoo railway station in the direction of Turku.
The construction of the Kehärata rail link to the airport was started in May 2009, with an opening scheduled for 2013[8].
Bus
There are regular bus service 615 to the Helsinki Central railway station in 30-55 minutes, and major hotels and railway stations in the Greater Helsinki Area in 15–120 minutes. The chief operator of these services is Helsinki Regional Transport Authority under the "HSL" brand. A direct luxury coach service by Finnair is also available to and from the city center (usually about 30 min).
Coach connections, daytime and overnight, to all parts of Finland are provided by Matkahuolto and ExpressBus. They depart from airport coach terminal.
See also
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Annual statistics". Finavia. http://www.finavia.fi/statisticspassengers. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "EFHK Helsinki-Vantaa" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 17 December 2009. pp. EFHK AD 2.1, pp. 1–7. https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFHK_EN.pdf. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ↑ "Helsinki Airport". Finavia. http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ↑ As of 2010, the official English name of the airport is Helsinki Airport. The Finnish and Swedish names remain as Helsinki-Vantaa and Helsingfors-Vanda.
- ↑ Ring Rail Line – Press Release
- ↑ Finnish Aviation Museum
- ↑ Ring Rail Line – Timetable
External links
- Helsinki airport – Airport homepage in English
- AIP Finland – Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
- Accident history for HEL at Aviation Safety Network
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