Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
| Tampere-Pirkkala Airport Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema |
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| IATA: TMP – ICAO: EFTP | |||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Operator | Finavia | ||
| Serves | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Location | Pirkkala, Finland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 119 m / 390 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 61°24′55″N 023°35′16″E / 61.41528°N 23.58778°ECoordinates: 61°24′55″N 023°35′16″E / 61.41528°N 23.58778°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 06/24 | 2,700 | 8,858 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 617,713 | ||
| Landings | 18,965 | ||
| Source: AIP Finland[1] Statistics from Finavia[2] |
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Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (IATA: TMP, ICAO: EFTP) is located in Pirkkala, 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) south-west[1] of Tampere city centre. The airport is the third busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the number of passengers (617,713 in 2010), and the second busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the number of international passengers (526,401 in 2010).[2] Tampere-Pirkkala is also one of Finland's fastest growing airports, having increased its annual passenger numbers from 256,380 in 2000 to 632,010 in 2006. Most of this growth can be attributed to Ryanair's low cost flights to and from a number of destinations in Central and Western Europe.
The airport is also home to the Satakunta Air Command base of the Finnish Air Force, with F-18 Hornets stationed there. And the airport closes between 01:30 and 04:00 everyday.
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[edit] History
Tampere Airport was founded in 1936 in Härmälä (a district in Tampere) located some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the centre of Tampere. At that time Härmälä airport was connected to Helsinki, Vaasa, Oulu and Kemi by Aero O/Y (now Finnair). The first terminal building was built in 1941.
Karhumäki Airways began to fly to Stockholm in the 1950s. The runway wasn't paved until 1958. Between 1936 and 1979 Härmälä airport served 1.5 million passengers. In 1979 Härmälä airport was closed and the new airport opened in Pirkkala.
[edit] Terminals, airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| AirBaltic | Riga | 1 |
| Airlink operated by Avies | Oulu | 1 |
| Avies | Tallinn | 1 |
| Blue1 | Copenhagen [begins 25 March 2012] | 1 |
| Blue1 operated by Golden Air | Copenhagen [ends 23 March 2012], Stockholm-Arlanda | 1 |
| Finnair operated by Flybe Nordic | Helsinki | 1 |
| Flybe Nordic | Tallinn [ends 22 April 2012] Seasonal: Kittilä [ends 22 April 2012] |
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| Ryanair | Bremen, Frankfurt-Hahn, Kaunas, London-Stansted, Rome-Ciampino Seasonal: Alicante, Budapest [begins 27 March 2012], Edinburgh, Málaga, Milan-Bergamo, Palma de Mallorca [begins 29 March 2012], Pisa, Trapani[3] |
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| Scandinavian Airlines operated by Cimber Sterling | Copenhagen [begins 25 March 2012] | 1 |
[edit] Transport links
Terminal 1 is connected to the city by a Paunu city bus service (route 61), while Terminal 2 has a direct Ryanair-affiliated link to the railway station. There is a connection to Helsinki with one change of bus at Tampere coach station using Paunu's route 61. Taxi service is also available.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passengers
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 114,669 | 482,433 | 597,102 | +20.4%  |
| 2006 | 119,432 | 512,578 | 632,010 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 113,713 | 573,998 | 687,711 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 107,954 | 601,402 | 709,356 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 85,351 | 542,733 | 628,084 | −11.5%  |
| 2010 | 91,312 | 526,276 | 617,588 | −1.7% |
| 2011 | 96,625 | 561,005 | 657,630 | +6.5% |
[edit] Freight and mail
| Year | Domestic freight | Domestic mail | International freight | International mail | Total freight and mail | Change |
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| 2005 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | −17% |
| 2006 | 96 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 203 | +83% |
| 2007 | 65 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 170 | −16% |
| 2008 | 59 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 299 | +76% |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 | 845 | 2 | 861 | +188% |
| 2010 | 106 | 0 | 562 | 1 | 669 | −22% |
| 2011 | 109 | 0 | 433 | 0 | 542 | −19% |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "EFTP Tampere-Pirkkala" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFTP AD 2.1, 1–12. https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFTP_EN.pdf. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ 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 30 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.ryanair.com/en/cheap-flight-destinations
[edit] External links
Media related to Tampere-Pirkkala Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Finavia – Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (official site)
- AIP Finland – Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
- Current weather for EFTP at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for TMP at Aviation Safety Network
- Airpro's Ryanair page (Finnish)
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