Helsinki Airport (Шаблон:Airport codes; suomi. Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, svenska. Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats) is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland with about 15.3 million passengers annually. It serves as the hub for Finnair, the Finnish flag carrier, as well as a base for Blue1, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Flybe Nordic.
It is located in the city of Vantaa, about Шаблон:Convert west of Tikkurila, the centre of Vantaa, and Шаблон:Convert north of Helsinki city center.
Originally built for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the airport served 15,279,043 passengers in 2013 and it is the fourth largest airport in the Nordic countries. Helsinki Airport is by far the busiest airport in Finland. In 2013, it had 15,278,994 passengers, almost 81% of the total number of passengers in Finland's 21 commercial airports combined (18,880,940). It provides jobs for 20,000 people and there are 1,500 companies that operate at this airport. Helsinki Airport is the fourth busiest 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.Шаблон:Citation needed
The airport is nominally divided into two terminals, located Шаблон:Convert 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 accommodate eight wide-body aircraft at gates simultaneously. The terminal capacity of the airport is approximately 16–17 million passengers per year.
In 2013 Finavia announced plans to expand the airport to serve up to 20 million passenger by 2020. The construction is set to begin in 2014 by adding capacity to check-in and transit areas at Terminal 2. The expansion project is estimated to cost 900 million euros. Part of the plan was to build a satellite terminal next to Terminal 2 but the plan was cancelled in favor of expansion under a single terminal building. In September 2014 Finavia revealed more detailed plans for the future expansion that will take place between 2014 - 2020. The Terminals 1 and 2 will be combined and expanded under one roof with new gates and aircraft stands on the apron.
In 2014, Helsinki airport introduced the world's first passenger tracking system, which automatically monitors crowd congestion and prevents bottlenecks at the two-terminal airport.
The airport's three runways provide a platform for future growth while the airport can accommodate wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A340. The use of three runways allows for efficient clearing away of snow and ice during the winter months to keep the airport open.
The following handling agents provide ground handling services for airlines: Airpro, Aviator and Swissport.
There are several airport hotels and office buildings on the grounds of the airport. 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.
| Rank | City | Airport(s) | Weekly departures (May 2014) |
Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stockholm | Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Stockholm Bromma Airport |
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<center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Blue1, Scandinavian Airlines, Jet Time |
| 2. | Copenhagen | Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport | <center>81 | <center>Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Blue1, Scandinavian Airlines, Cimber |
| 3. | London | London Heathrow Airport, London Gatwick Airport | <center>62 | <center>British Airways, Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 4. | Riga | Riga Airport | <center>50 | <center>Flybe Nordic, Air Baltic |
| 5. | Oslo | Oslo Gardermoen Airport | <center>48 | <center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Blue1 |
| 6. | Frankfurt | Frankfurt Airport | <center>42 | <center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Lufthansa |
| 7. | Tallinn | Tallinn Airport | <center>39 | <center>Flybe Nordic |
| 8. | Paris | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris Orly Airport | <center>38 | <center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 8. | Berlin | Berlin Tegel Airport | <center>38 | <center>Air Berlin, Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Germanwings |
| 10. | Munich | Munich Airport | <center>35 | <center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Lufthansa |
| 10. | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | <center>35 | <center>Finnair, KLM |
| Rank | City | Airport(s) | Weekly Departures (May 2014) |
Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oulu | Oulu Airport | <center>88 | <center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 2. | Kuopio | Kuopio Airport | <center>47 | <center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic |
| 3. | Vaasa | Vaasa Airport | <center>39 | <center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic |
| 4. | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemi Airport | <center>32 | <center>Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 5. | Tampere | Tampere-Pirkkala Airport | <center>31 | <center>Flybe Nordic |
| 5. | Turku | Turku Airport | <center>31 | <center>Flybe Nordic |
| 7. | Joensuu | Joensuu Airport | <center>30 | <center>Flybe Nordic |
| 8. | Kajaani | Kajaani Airport | <center>22 | <center>Flybe Nordic |
| 9. | Jyväskylä | Jyväskylä Airport | <center>21 | <center>Flybe Nordic |
| 10. | Kemi | Kemi-Tornio Airport | <center>20 | <center>Flybe Nordic |
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,803,907 | 6,760,931 | 9,564,028 | +2.2% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2000 | 3,042,914 | 6,967,234 | 10,010,148 | +4.7% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2001 | 2,999,672 | 7,031,246 | 10,030,918 | +0.2% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2002 | 2,747,862 | 6,862,025 | 9,609,887 | −4.2% Шаблон:Decrease |
| 2003 | 2,684,618 | 7,026,302 | 9,710,920 | +1.1% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2004 | 2,836,852 | 7,893,125 | 10,729,977 | +10.5% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2005 | 2,804,304 | 8,326,285 | 11,130,589 | +3.7% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2006 | 2,927,627 | 9,220,154 | 12,147,781 | +9.1% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2007 | 2,875,289 | 10,215,455 | 13,090,744 | +7.8% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2008 | 2,700,350 | 10,726,551 | 13,426,901 | +2.2% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2009 | 2,372,844 | 10,218,762 | 12,591,606 | −6.3% Шаблон:Decrease |
| 2010 | 2,208,521 | 10,674,878 | 12,883,399 | +2.2% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2011 | 2,707,044 | 12,158,827 | 14,865,871 | +15.5% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2012 | 2,693,151 | 12,165,064 | 14,858,215 | −0.1% Шаблон:Decrease |
| 2013 | 2,431,632 | 12,847,411 | 15,279,043 | +2.8% Шаблон:Increase |
| 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% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2006 | 4,145 | 5,469 | 126,332 | 9,098 | 145,044 | +7.2% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2007 | 3,171 | 5,676 | 139,840 | 14,961 | 154,801 | +6.7% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2008 | 2,968 | 4,435 | 140,572 | 9,532 | 157,508 | +1.8% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2009 | 1,322 | 2,161 | 110,382 | 8,243 | 122,107 | −22.5% Шаблон:Decrease |
| 2010 | 1,083 | 1,992 | 147,139 | 7,793 | 158,007 | +29.4% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2011 | 615 | 2,464 | 157,178 | 9,962 | 169,985 | +8.0% Шаблон:Increase |
| 2012 | 1,747 | 1,930 | 180,426 | 8,100 | 192,204 | +12.8% Шаблон:Increase |
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-2015. 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.
There are regular bus service 615 and 620 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 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.
| <Center>Means of transport at Helsinki Airport | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means of transport | Operator | Route | Destinations | Website | Notes | ||
| Bus | Helsinki Regional Transport Authority | 615, 620 | Helsinki Central railway station (suomi. Rautatientori) | www.hsl.fi | |||
| Pohjolan Liikenne | Finnair City Bus | Helsinki Central railway station | www.pohjolanliikenne.fi | ||||
| Matkahuolto | -- | Hämeenlinna, Imatra, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kotka, Kouvola, Kuopio, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Lohja, Mikkeli, Oulu, Pori, Porvoo, Rauma, Salo, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa | www.matkahuolto.fi | ||||
