Lappeenranta Airport

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Lappeenranta Airport

Lappeenrannan lentoasema
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLappeenrannan Lentoasema Oy
Serves Lappeenranta, Finland
Elevation  AMSL 106 m / 349 ft
Coordinates 61°02′45″N028°08′55″E / 61.04583°N 28.14861°E / 61.04583; 28.14861
Website lppairport.fi
Map
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LPP
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06/242,5008,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers98,300
Source: AIP Finland

Lappeenranta Airport( IATA : LPP, ICAO : EFLP) (Finnish : Lappeenrannan lentoasema) is an international airport in Lappeenranta, Finland. It is 2.5 kilometers southwest of the city center and Lappeenranta Central Station. Opened in 1918, Lappeenranta Airport is the oldest airport still in operation in Finland. The Karelia Aviation Museum is in the airport. Flight go on low altitude straight over Lappeenranta midtown which is located 1½ kilometer (1 mile) from the eastern end of the runway.

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History

The airport opened in 1918. [1] Between 1939 and 1944, during World War II, the airport operated as a military air base. [1]

In 1951, passenger traffic began at the airport. [1] In 1960, the existing terminal was completed. [1] In 1998, the runway was extended to 2,500 metres. [1] In September 2006, the railway between Lahti and Kerava opened, shortening the travel time by rail to Helsinki and caused the closure of the Lappeenranta-Helsinki air route.

In March 2010, Ryanair started flights to Lappeenranta, its second destination in Finland after Tampere Airport. The passenger record was in 2010 with 115,000 passengers. The airport was in 2014 on 73nd position in the list of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries. The only airline flying to Lappeenranta, Ryanair, ceased all flights there on 21 October 2015. [2] [3]

In 2016, ownership of the airport changed from the state-owned Finavia to a company owned by the City of Lappeenranta, Lappeenrannan Lentoasema Oy. [4] The airport had no scheduled flights 2016–2017, but Ryanair restarted again in March 2018. [5]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport: [6]

AirlinesDestinations
Ryanair Seasonal: Bergamo [7]

In addition to the scheduled passenger service listed above, there are a few seasonal air charters to European holiday destinations. [8]

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Lappeenranta Airport [1]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
200546,5363,11249,648+1.7% Increase2.svg
200640,7798,72449,503−0.3% Decrease2.svg
200718,9484,03622,984−53.6% Decrease2.svg
200819,0564,28323,339+1.5% Increase2.svg
20098,2655,79814,063−39.7% Decrease2.svg
20104,19056,91061,100+324.7% Increase2.svg
2011310115,957116,267+90.3% Increase2.svg
201211293,65093,762−19.4% Decrease2.svg
201314798,15398,300+4.8% Increase2.svg
201432589,22689,551−8.8% Decrease2.svg
201558635,20635,792–60.0% Decrease2.svg
2016000–100.0% Decrease2.svg
201917580,98581,160 [9]
20202721,73021,757 [9] –73.2% Decrease2.svg
2021813,71213,720 [9] –36.9% Decrease2.svg

Ground transportation

Local bus number 4, which departs in front of the airport terminal, operates service to/from the city center and Lappeenranta railway station. Taxi service is also available. From the railway station, further connections to Helsinki are offered by VR, Savonlinja, and OnniBus.com. The distance from midtown by road to the terminal is 2½ kilometer (1½ mile).

Means of transport at Lappeenranta Airport
Means of transportOperatorRouteDestinationsWebsiteNotes
Feature suburban buses.svg BusLappeenranta Public Transport4 Lappeenranta railway station [10] every 60 min

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historical airport in the heart of Lappeenranta". Lappeenranta Airport.
  2. ↑ "Ryanair ei lennä Lappeenrannasta ensi kesänä" [Ryanair will not fly from Lappeenranta next summer]. TV Finland . 8 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ryanair drops last Finnish winter route". TV Finland . 6 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lappeenranta Airport is now privately owned airport" (Press release). Lappeenranta Airport.
  5. ↑ "Itärajan pikkukentällä juhlittiin - ensimmäinen Ryanairin kone lähti täytenä kohti Milanoa". TV Finland . 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lähtevät lennot" [Departures]. Lappeenranta Airport. 17 January 2021.
  7. ↑ https://yle.fi/a/74-20101266 [ bare URL ]
  8. ↑ "Lomalennot" [Leisure flights]. Lappeenranta Airport.
  9. 1 2 3 Statistics Finland's PxWeb databases – 12ii -- Passengers and cargo by domestic airports, 2019-2022
  10. ↑ "Public transport". Lappeenranta Airport.

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