| 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, Finland | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 55 m / 179 ft | ||
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| 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 (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 12,884,500 | ||
| Landings | 88,480 | ||
| Source: AIP Finland[1] Statistics from Finavia[2] |
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Helsinki Airport[3] or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport[1] (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK) (Finnish: Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, Swedish: Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats[4]) is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located in Vantaa, Finland, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Tikkurila, the centre of Vantaa, and 9.2 NM (17.0 km; 10.6 mi) north[1] of Helsinki city centre. Originally built for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the airport served 12,884,500 passengers in 2010 (a 2.2% growth since 2009)[5] 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 as the best airport in the world in the IATA 1999 survey on the topic. In 2006 the 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 Flybe Nordic are based at Helsinki Airport as well. The use of three runways allows for efficient clearing away of snow and ice during the winter months to keep the airport open.[6]
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 and the line is planned to go into operation in 2014.[7] The Finnish Aviation Museum is located near the airport.[8]
On 25 November 2008, Finavia opened a wireless network free of charge at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.[9]
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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 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 | Seasonal: Dublin | 2 |
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo | 2 |
| Air Åland operated by Nextjet | Mariehamn | 2 |
| airBaltic | Riga | 1 |
| Air Berlin | Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf | 2 |
| Air Finland | Alicante, Málaga Seasonal: Antalya, Chania, Dubai, Funchal, Gazipasa-Alanya, Larnaca, Las Palmas, Rhodes, Tenerife-South |
2 |
| American Airlines | Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare | 2 |
| Belavia | Minsk | 2 |
| Blue1 | Brussels, Copenhagen, Kuopio, Oslo-Gardermoen, Oulu, Stockholm-Arlanda, Vaasa, Zürich Seasonal: Athens, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Kittilä, Kuusamo, Marseille, Nice, Pula, Rovaniemi, Split |
1 |
| Blue1 operated by Golden Air | Kuopio, Oulu, Vaasa | 1 |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow | 2 |
| British Airways operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia | Aarhus [ends 22 January] | 2 |
| Bulgaria Air | Seasonal: Bourgas, Varna | 2 |
| Corendon Airlines | Antalya, Dalaman | 2 |
| Czech Airlines | Prague | 2 |
| Estonian Air | Tallinn [begins 26 March 2012] | 1 |
| Finnair | Amsterdam, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Beijing-Capital, Berlin-Tegel, Brussels, Budapest, Chongqing [begins 9 May 2012], Copenhagen, Delhi, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Ivalo, Joensuu, Kiev-Boryspil, Kittilä, Kuopio, Kuusamo, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, Nagoya-Centrair, New York-JFK, Osaka-Kansai, Oslo-Gardermoen, Oulu, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Rome-Fiumicino, Rovaniemi, Saint Petersburg, Shanghai-Pudong, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Bromma, Tallinn, Tokyo-Narita, Vaasa, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Yekaterinburg, Zürich Seasonal: Bergen, Dubai, Dubrovnik [begins 2 April 2012], Kraków, Ljubljana, Murmansk, Nice, Toronto-Pearson, Venice Marco-Polo |
2 |
| Finnair operated by Flybe Nordic | Dusseldorf, Geneva, Hamburg, Joensuu, Kajaani, Kuopio, Manchester, Riga, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa, Vilnius, Warsaw Seasonal: Kuusamo |
2 |
| Flybe operated by Flybe Nordic | Gdańsk, Jyväskylä, Kemi/Tornio, Kokkola/Jakobstad, Mariehamn, Norrköping, Pori, Savonlinna, Seinäjoki, Skellefteå, Tartu, Trondheim, Umeå, Varkaus Seasonal: Enontekiö |
2 |
| Gotlandsflyg operated by Golden Air | Seasonal: Visby | 1 |
| Icelandair | Reykjavík-Keflavík | 2 |
| KLM | Amsterdam | 2 |
| KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper | Amsterdam | 2 |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw | 1 |
| Lufthansa | Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 3 June 2012], Düsseldorf [begins 25 March 2012], Frankfurt, Munich | 1 |
| Malév Hungarian Airlines | Budapest | 2 |
| Nordavia | Arkhangelsk, Murmansk | 2 |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Barcelona, Copenhagen, London-Gatwick, Málaga, Oslo-Gardermoen, Oulu, Paris-Orly [begins 20 April], Rome-Fiumicino, Rovaniemi, Stockholm-Arlanda Seasonal: Alicante, Chania, Corfu [begins 24 June], Ivalo, Kittilä, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Nice, Palma de Mallorca [begins 27 May], Rhodes [begins 25 June], Split, Tenerife-South |
2 |
| Qatar Airways | Doha | 2 |
| Rossiya | Saint Petersburg | 2 |
| RusLine | Petrozavodsk | 2 |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| Spanair | Barcelona | 1 |
| TAP Portugal | Lisbon | 1 |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk | 2 |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Kiev-Boryspil | 2 |
Air Finland Winter seasonal: Geneve, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Salzburg, Sharm el Sheikh, Summer seasonal: Bourgas, Faro, Hurghada, Milas-Bodrum, Samos
Air Malta Summer seasonal: Malta
Blue1 Summer seasonal: Alghero, Barcelona, Izmir, Kefalonia
Winter seasonal: Barcelona, Innsbruck
Bulgaria Air Summer seasonal: Funchal, Malta, Paphos, Varna
Winter seasonal: Funchal, Luxor, Sharm el-Sheikh
Finnair Summer seasonal: Antalya, Billund, Brindisi, Burgas, Catania, Corfu, Chania, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Funchal, Heraklion, Innsbruck, Jerez de la Frontera, Kavala, Kos, Larnaca, Limnos, Mahon, Malta, Nice, Ohrid, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Ponta Delgada, Preveza, Reus, Rhodes, Rimini, Santorini, Skiathos, Varna, Verona, Zakynthos
Winter seasonal: Aqaba, Arrecife, Cancún, Cartagena, Colombo, Dubai, Eilat-Ovda, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Goa, Ho Chi Minh City, Holguín, Hurghada, Innsbruck, Krabi, Langkawi, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Mombasa, Monastir, Panama City, Paphos, Phuket, Puerto Plata, Sharm el-Sheikh, Salzburg, Tenerife-North, Tenerife-South, Varadero
Freebird Airlines Summer seasonal: Antalya
Norwegian Air Shuttle Summer seasonal: Catania, Corfu, Kefalonia, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca Winter seasonal: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Tenerife-South
Nouvelair Summer seasonal: Djerba
Winter seasonal: Monastir
Primera Air Summer seasonal: Burgas, Chania, Varna
Winter seasonal: Eilat-Ovda, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Hurghada, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Tenerife-South
Sun Express Summer seasonal: Antalya, Izmir
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia Summer seasonal: Chania, Funchal, Hurghada, Kos, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Preveza, Rhodes, Varna
Winter seasonal: Banjul, Funchal, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Phuket, Tenerife-South
Thomson Airways Winter seasonal: Phuket
TUIfly Nordic Summer seasonal: Antalya, Bourgas, Chania, Dalaman, Faro, Heraklion, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Samos
Winter seasonal: Arrecife, Boa Vista, Krabi, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Phuket, Sal, Tenerife-South
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroflot-Cargo | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Avies | Tallinn |
| DHL Aviation | Leipzig/Halle |
| DHL Aviation operated by Exin | Tallinn |
| FedEx Express | Copenhagen |
| Finnair Cargo operated by Nordic Global Airlines | Hong Kong, Mumbai, Seoul-Incheon |
| Finnair Cargo operated by World Airways | Frankfurt, New York-JFK, Shanghai-Pudong |
| TNT Airways | Liège |
| UPS Airlines | Cologne/Bonn, Malmö, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| West Air Sweden | Copenhagen |
The following handling agents provide full ground handling services for airlines [1]:
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,803,907 | 6,760,931 | 9,564,028 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3,042,914 | 6,967,234 | 10,010,148 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2,999,672 | 7,031,246 | 10,030,918 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,747,862 | 6,862,025 | 9,609,887 | −4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,684,618 | 7,026,302 | 9,710,920 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,836,852 | 7,893,125 | 10,729,977 | +10.5% |
| 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% |
| 2010 | 2,208,521 | 10,674,878 | 12,883,399 | +2.2% |
| Year | Domestic freight | Domestic mail | International freight | International mail | Total freight and mail | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4,692 | 5,251 | 115,734 | 9,627 | 135,303 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,145 | 5,469 | 126,332 | 9,098 | 145,044 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 3,171 | 5,676 | 139,840 | 14,961 | 154,801 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2,968 | 4,435 | 140,572 | 9,532 | 157,508 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,322 | 2,161 | 110,382 | 8,243 | 122,107 | −22.5% |
| 2010 | 1,083 | 1,992 | 147,139 | 7,793 | 158,007 | +29.4% |
Finnair's head office is located in Tietotie 11 on the grounds of Helsinki Airport. The company moved the head office there from central Helsinki in 1994. The company held a "house-warming" ceremony on 11 January 1994.[11] The head office of Finavia, the company that manages Finland's airports, is located on the grounds of the airport.[12] Other airlines with head offices on the grounds of the airport include Air Finland and Blue1.[13][14]
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 Ring Rail Line rail link to the airport was started in May 2009, with an opening for traffic projected for mid-2014. The new railway will serve local commuter trains running at 10-minute intervals at peak periods. The trip from an underground station under the current airport terminal building to the Helsinki Central Station will take about 30 minutes. Passengers will be able to make the connection to and from long-distance trains at Tikkurila, an 8-minute journey away from the airport on the future rail connection.[7]
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.
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