Ivalo Airport
Encyclopedia
Ivalo Airport is an airport
in Ivalo
, Inari
, Finland
. It is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest from Ivalo
, the municipal centre of Inari, and 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of Saariselkä
. It is the northernmost airport in Finland.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Ivalo
Ivalo
Ivalo is a village in Inari Municipality, in Finland's Lapland Province, located on the Ivalo river 20 kilometres to the south of Lake Inari. It has a population of 3,998 and a small airport...
, Inari
Inari, Finland
Inari is Finland's largest, sparsely populated municipality with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are lumber industry and nature maintenance. With the museum Siida in the village of Inari, it is a center of Sami culture...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest from Ivalo
Ivalo
Ivalo is a village in Inari Municipality, in Finland's Lapland Province, located on the Ivalo river 20 kilometres to the south of Lake Inari. It has a population of 3,998 and a small airport...
, the municipal centre of Inari, and 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of Saariselkä
Saariselkä
Saariselkä is a mountain area and a village in Finland. It is a popular tourist destination, providing activities such as skiing, hiking and a spa. It is located in Northern Lapland and belongs to the Inari municipality....
. It is the northernmost airport in Finland.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 123,257 | 28,954 | 152,211 | −1.2% |
| 2006 | 121,908 | 31,427 | 153,335 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 117,305 | 28,565 | 145,870 | −4.9% |
| 2008 | 113,374 | 24,279 | 137,653 | −5.6% |
| 2009 | 110,004 | 20,588 | 130,592 | −5.1% |
| 2010 | 92,838 | 19,102 | 111,940 | −14.3% |