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Helsinki Vantaa Airport

Helsinki (Vantaa) · Finland · Europe/Helsinki

3Runways
11,286Longest (ft)
179Elevation (ft)
87Route Records
31Airline Records
UTC+2Timezone

Route Intelligence

Shortest route
TLLLennart Meri Tallinn Airport100.9 km
Finnair
Longest route
SINSingapore Changi Airport9,275.4 km
Finnair
Nearest international
TLLLennart Meri Tallinn Airport100.9 km
Finnair
Longest international
SINSingapore Changi Airport9,275.4 km
Finnair
Longest domestic
IVLIvalo Airport928.9 km
Finnair

Runways

04L/22R10,039 ftAsphaltLIT
04R/22L11,286 ftAsphaltLIT
15/339,518 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
39
medium-haul
35
long-haul
12
ultra-long-haul
1

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
TLLLennart Meri Tallinn Airport100.9 km
Nearest same country
UTIUtti Air Base125.5 km
Nearest international
TLLLennart Meri Tallinn Airport100.9 km
Farthest airport
CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport17,689 km
Within 500 km: 42 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 141 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 504 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1TLLLennart Meri Tallinn Airport100.9 kmL
2UTIUtti Air Base125.5 kmM
3TMPTampere-Pirkkala Airport142.3 kmL
4TKUTurku Airport149.8 kmL
5KEVHalli Airport171.2 kmM
6KDLKärdla Airport190.1 kmM
7LPPLappeenranta Airport191.1 kmL
8MIKMikkeli Airport194.2 kmM
9EPUPärnu Airport213 kmM
10PORPori Airport213.1 kmM

ATC Frequencies10

APPAPP119.1 MHz
APP—129.85 MHz
ATISHEL VOR114.2 MHz
ATIS—135.075 MHz
DEL—118.125 MHz
GNDGND121.8 MHz
PMSVPMSV METRO125.1 MHz
RMPRMP121.65 MHz
TWR22L/04R and 15/33118.6 MHz
TWR22R/04L118.85 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
37
319
33
AT7
26
321
23
73H
21
E90
16
333
13
32B
9
ATR
9
E70
7

Sample Routes

TLLLennart Meri Tallinn Airport100.9 km
short-haulFinnairCS
TMPTampere-Pirkkala Airport142.3 km
short-haulFinnairCS
TKUTurku Airport149.8 km
short-haulFinnairCS
MUCMunich Airport1,574.6 km
medium-haulAir BerlinCS
BRUBrussels Airport1,646.6 km
medium-haulFinnair
LJULjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport1,711 km
medium-haulFinnair
NRTNarita International Airport7,829 km
long-haulFinnair
BKKSuvarnabhumi Airport7,907.8 km
long-haulFinnair

Airline Records in Dataset31

SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
BTAir Baltic
ABAir Berlin
CAAir China
AFAir France
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
B2Belavia Belarusian Airlines
BABritish Airways
OKCzech Airlines
ETEthiopian Airlines
K2Eurolot
AYFinnair
BEFlybe
IBIberia Airlines
FIIcelandair
JLJapan Airlines Domestic
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
W2Maastricht Airlines
MHMalaysia Airlines
TFMalmö Aviation
DYNorwegian Air Shuttle
S7S7 Airlines
SKScandinavian Airlines System
D2Severstal Air Company
XQSunExpress
TPTAP Portugal
TKTurkish Airlines
PSUkraine International Airlines
VYVueling Airlines

Data Notes & Community Corrections1

leslesGround transportation to Helsinki2016-12-03

There are trains (and buses, but I have no experience with them) going from HEL to Helsinki Central Railway Station in the city centre (Helsingin päärautatieasema). The trains take 25-30 minutes and both lines (I and P) go every 10 minutes. Information on the train is also given in english. One-way adult tickets are 5.50, 24h tickets for the region (including Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainien) is 12 Euro. Tickets can be bought at the baggage claim area within the airport, at the train stations themselves (airport and railway station) or from a conductor in some trains (trains are marked, if there is or is no ticket sale available on the train or in which carrier). More information esp. on prices and timetables can be found here: https://www.hsl.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/terminals/transport-links-helsinki-airport . It is worth exploring the city of helsinki, if you have a longer layover.

External Links

Official Website ↗Wikipedia ↗
Data: OurAirports

Airport HistoryEst. 1952

Helsinki Vantaa Airport is Finland's main international airport and Finnair's hub. Strategically located for traffic between Europe and Asia, it serves as a key connecting point on the great circle routes between the two continents.

✦Helsinki offers the shortest flight times between Europe and many Asian destinations due to polar great circle routes
✦The airport sits at 179 meters elevation — among the higher Nordic airports
✦Finnair's Asian network makes Helsinki a genuine East-West hub despite Finland's small population
✦Aurora borealis is sometimes visible from the airport during winter months
1952
Opens for Helsinki Olympics

Helsinki Airport opens in time for the 1952 Summer Olympics, replacing the older Malmi Airport as Finland's main international gateway.

1969
Renamed Helsinki-Vantaa

As the airport expanded beyond Helsinki city limits into Vantaa municipality, it is renamed Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

1983
New Terminal Opens

A new integrated terminal building opens, designed by architect Pekka Salminen in the Nordic modernist tradition.

2009
Asia Route Expansion

Finnair expands Asian routes aggressively, positioning Helsinki as Europe's fastest connection point to Asian destinations via great circle polar routes.

2021
Terminal 2 Expansion

A major expansion of Terminal 2 completes, adding capacity for international long-haul traffic.

Operator
Finavia Corporation1991 – presentState-owned company; also operates 20 other Finnish airports

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