Seinäjoki Airport
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Seinäjoki Airport is an airport
in Ilmajoki
, Finland
, about 6 NM south-southwest of Seinäjoki
city centre. The airport is operated by Rengonharju-säätiö (Rengonharju Foundation).
of 92 metres (302 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 14/32 with an asphalt
surface measuring 2000 by 45 m (6,561.7 by 147.6 ). The head office of Flybe Nordic
is on the airport property.
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 Ilmajoki
Ilmajoki
Ilmajoki is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Ilmajoki is and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water...
, 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...
, about 6 NM south-southwest of Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki is a city located in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market town in 1931 and town in 1960...
city centre. The airport is operated by Rengonharju-säätiö (Rengonharju Foundation).
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 92 metres (302 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 14/32 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 2000 by 45 m (6,561.7 by 147.6 ). The head office of Flybe Nordic
Flybe Nordic
Flybe Nordic is an airline, jointly owned by Flybe and Finnair, and began operations on 30 October 2011.-History:The airline was announced on 1 July 2011, when Flybe and Finnair revealed plans to jointly purchase Finnish Commuter Airlines and rebrand the airline Flybe Nordic, with Flybe and...
is on the airport property.
Airlines and destinations
Passengers
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35,766 | 197 | 35,963 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 38,858 | 133 | 38,991 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 38,784 | 164 | 38,948 | −0.1% |
| 2008 | 37,168 | 160 | 37,328 | −4.2% |
| 2009 | 33,840 | 1,368 | 35,208 | −5.7% |
| 2010 | 30,603 | 3,317 | 33,920 | −3.7% |
Freight and Mail
| Year | Domestic freight | Domestic mail | International freight | International mail | Total freight and mail | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | N/A |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | −95% |
| 2008 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | +1783% |
| 2009 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | +4% |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | +11% |
See also
- List of airports in Finland
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries