Kittilä Airport

Kittilä Airport is a general aviation and commercial airport located in Kittilä

Kittilä

Kittilä is a municipality of Finland and a popular holiday resort.It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

, Finland

Finland

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, inside the Arctic Circle

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. It is one of the main airports in Northern Finland and carried circa 215,000 passengers in 2010.

Airlines and destinations

Fire

On 27 July 2006, a fire broke out around 19:00 between the old terminal building and the new unfinshed section of the new terminal. The airport was ready and operational again in December 2006, with the new terminal open.

Passengers

Annual passenger statistics for Kittilä Airport

Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers	Change
2005	155,008	73,693	228,701	−4.3%
2006	153,338	91,820	245,158	+7.3%
2007	145,675	94,944	240,619	−1.8%
2008	164,136	101,428	265,564	+9.8%
2009	165,926	79,387	245,313	−7.6%
2010	142,197	72,296	214,493	−12.6%

Freight and Mail

Loaded/Unloaded freight and mail (tons) Kittilä Airport

Year	Domestic freight	Domestic mail	International freight	International mail	Total freight and mail	Change
2005	25	0	0	0	25	−7.4%
2006	26	1	0	0	27	+8.0%
2007	14	0	0	0	14	−48.2%
2008	13	0	0	0	13	−7.1%
2009	11	0	0	0	11	−15.4%

External links

• Official Airport Website
• AIP Finland – Kittilä Airport