Oulu Airport

Oulu Airport
Oulun lentoasema
Oulu Airport
IATA: OUL – ICAO: EFOU
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Finavia
Serves Oulu
Location Oulunsalo, Finland
Elevation AMSL 14 m / 47 ft
Coordinates
Website www.finavia.fi/airport_oulu
Map
OUL
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,501 8,205 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 700,576
Landings 11,236
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2]

Oulu Airport (IATA: OUL, ICAO: EFOU) (Finnish: Oulun lentoasema) is located in the municipality of Oulunsalo, Finland, 5.7 NM (10.6 km; 6.6 mi) south-west[1] of Oulu city centre. The airport is the second busiest in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa airport, as measured by the number of passengers (700,576 in 2010)[2] and the amount of freight transported. There are around twenty daily flights to Helsinki. Oulu Airport is also extensively used by Finnish Air Forces for training purposes. Recently the old terminal was demolished for more apron space. A major extension of the main terminal (mainly jetbridges) is scheduled for 2010 and was completed in September 2011.[3] The managing body of the airport is Finavia. Oulu Airport has offered free wireless network access for passengers since May 2007.[4]

Contents

Runway

Oulu Airport has one runway, 12/30, which is 2,501 m (8,205 ft) long and 60 m (197 ft) wide. Runway 12 is equipped with Category II Instrument landing system.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
AirBaltic Riga, Turku [ends 25 March][5]
Airlink operated by AIS Airlines Tampere
Blue1 Copenhagen [begins 1 April], Helsinki
Blue1 operated by Golden Air Helsinki
Finnair Helsinki
Flybe operated by Flybe Nordic Tallinn [6]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Helsinki

On September 23, 2010, AirBaltic made an announcement to establish a new hub at Oulu Airport.[7][8] The hub is scheduled to open at the turn of the year 2012–2013.[9]

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Oulu Airport [10]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2006 764,831 83,115 847,946 +4.6%
2007 764,674 75,276 839,950 −0.9%
2008 709,779 92,176 801,955 −4.5%
2009 605,534 82,424 687,958 −14.3%
2010 595,457 105,119 700,576 +1,7%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "EFOU Oulu" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFOU AD 2.1, 1–12. https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFOU_EN.pdf. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. http://www.finavia.fi/files/finavia2/liikennetilastot_pdf/Lentoliikennetilasto_2010.pdf. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Finavia to proceed with the project to expand Oulu Airport in line with the Government's stimulus decision". Finavia. 26 November 2009. http://www.finavia.fi/airports/airport_oulu?pg=news&tid=1&nid=1663969. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "panOULU now available at the Oulu Airport". panOulu. 5 April 2007. http://www.panoulu.net/news/en/1175754060. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  5. ^ http://www.lennalomalle.com/content/view/2534/1/lang,en/
  6. ^ "Finnair and Flybe to begin cooperation flights". Finnair Plc; GlobeNewswire, Inc.. 24 August 2011. https://newsclient.omxgroup.com/cdsPublic/viewDisclosure.action?disclosureId=467026&lang=en. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 
  7. ^ "Air Baltic Setting up Oulu Hub". YLE News. Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. 23 September 2010. http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/09/air_baltic_setting_up_oulu_hub_2004336.html. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 
  8. ^ "airBaltic to Open a New Hub in Oulu, Finland". Riga: A/S Air Baltic Corporation. 23 September 2010. http://www.airbaltic.com/public/45198.html. Retrieved 23 September 2010. 
  9. ^ Ervasti, Antti (31 August 2011). "Lentoaseman hub viivästyy. Air Baltic sanoo liikenteen solmukohdan siirtymisen syyksi konekannan uusimisen" (in Finnish). Kaleva (Oulu: Kaleva Oy) (237): p. 2. ISSN 0356-1356. http://www.kaleva.fi/uutiset/oulu/air-baltic-tulee-ouluun-aiottua-myohemmin/909973. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  10. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. http://www.finavia.fi/statisticspassengers. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 

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