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, Finland | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 55 m / 179 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 60°19′02″N 024°57′48″E / 60.31722°N 24.96333°ECoordinates: 60°19′02″N 024°57′48″E / 60.31722°N 24.96333°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 04R/22L | 3,400 | 11,200 | Asphalt |
| 04L/22R | 3,060 | 10,039 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 2,901 | 9,518 | Asphalt |
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| Passengers | 14,865,871 | ||
| Landings | 95,312 | ||
| 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 14,865,871 passengers in 2011 and it is the fourth largest airport in the Nordic countries. It provides jobs for 20,000 people and there are 1,500 companies who operate at this airport.[5]
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 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. Low cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle and Flybe Nordic are based at Helsinki Airport as well.
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Terminals [edit]
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 has been enlarged in 2009, enabling the airport to receive eight wide-body aircraft at the same time. Simultaneously, the passenger capacity of the airport has been risen to some 16 million passengers per year.[6]
On 25 November 2008, Finavia opened a wireless network free of charge at the airport.[7]
Runways [edit]
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 use of three runways allows for efficient clearing away of snow and ice during the winter months to keep the airport open.[8]
Airlines and destinations [edit]
Scheduled [edit]
Charter [edit]
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Cargo [edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroflot-Cargo | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Amapola Flyg | Maastricht |
| Avies | Tallinn |
| DHL Aviation | Leipzig/Halle |
| DHL Aviation operated by Exin |
Tallinn |
| FedEx Express | Copenhagen |
| Finnair Cargo operated by Nordic Global Airlines |
Brussels, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Chicago-O'Hare, New York-JFK, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong |
| Finnair Cargo operated by World Airways |
Frankfurt, New York-JFK |
| TNT Airways | Liège |
| Turkish Airlines Cargo | Istanbul-Atatürk, Stockholm-Arlanda [13] |
| UPS Airlines | Cologne/Bonn, Malmö, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| West Air Sweden | Copenhagen |
Handling agents [edit]
The following handling agents provide full ground handling services for airlines:[14] Airpro, Inter Handling, ISS Aviation, Northport, Servisair, Ready to Go and Swissport.
Statistics [edit]
Passengers [edit]
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 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% |
| 2011 | 2,707,044 | 12,158,827 | 14,865,871 | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 2,693,151 | 12,165,064 | 14,858,215 | −0.1% |
Freight and Mail [edit]
| Year | Domestic freight | Domestic mail | International freight | International mail | Total freight and mail | Change |
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| 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% |
| 2011 | 615 | 2,464 | 157,178 | 9,962 | 169,985 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1,747 | 1,930 | 180,426 | 8,100 | 192,204 | +12.8% |
Other operations [edit]
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.[17] The head office of Finavia, the company that manages Finland's airports, is located on the grounds of the airport.[18] Other airlines with head offices on the grounds of the airport include Blue1.[19]
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.
Ground transportation [edit]
Rail [edit]
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.[20]
Bus [edit]
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 [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "EFHK Helsinki-Vantaa" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 17 December 2009. pp. EFHK AD 2.1, pp. 1–7. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Helsinki Airport". Finavia. 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.
- ^ Helsinki Airport
- ^ http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/enemman-tietoa/helsinki-vantaa-lyhyesti/kehityshankkeet/terminaalilaajennus
- ^ "How Helsinki airport deals with snow and ice". BBC News. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.finnair.com/INT/GB/flights/news?ITEM_ID=509#NEWS_new-destinations-summer-2013
- ^ http://joomla.ttgnordic.com/news/item/4222-finnair-to-offer-seasonal-service-to-hanoi
- ^ http://www.finnair.com/INT/GB/corporate/news?ITEM_ID=509#NEWS_Finnair_to_be_the_first_airline_to_connect_Xian_with_Europe
- ^ https://www.jal.co.jp/en/helsinki/
- ^ Turkish Airlines Cargo Winter Schedule
- ^ [1]
- ^ "1994". Finnair Group History. Finnair Plc. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "Blue1 Oy". BIS – Business Information System. National Board of Patents and Registration, Tax Administration. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Ring Rail Line". Finnish Transport Agency. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport |
- Helsinki airport – Airport homepage in English
- AIP Finland – Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
- Accident history for HEL at Aviation Safety Network
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