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Lappeenranta Airport

Lappeenranta · Finland · Europe/Helsinki

1Runways
8,202Longest (ft)
349Elevation (ft)
3Route Records
1Airline Records
UTC+2Timezone

Route Intelligence

Shortest route
NRNWeeze (Niederrhein) Airport1,701.6 km
Ryanair
Longest route
GROGirona-Costa Brava Airport2,724.7 km
Ryanair
Nearest international
NRNWeeze (Niederrhein) Airport1,701.6 km
Ryanair
Longest international
GROGirona-Costa Brava Airport2,724.7 km
Ryanair

Runways

06/248,202 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

medium-haul
3

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
UTIUtti Air Base67.1 km
Nearest same country
UTIUtti Air Base67.1 km
Nearest international
LEDPulkovo Airport180.7 km
Farthest airport
CHTInia William Tuuta Memorial Airport17,504.8 km
Within 500 km: 30 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 126 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 433 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1UTIUtti Air Base67.1 kmM
2MIKMikkeli Airport87.3 kmM
3SVLSavonlinna Airport108.6 kmM
4VRKVarkaus Airport126.1 kmM
5KTQKitee Airport161.1 kmM
6LEDPulkovo Airport180.7 kmL
7HELHelsinki Vantaa Airport191.1 kmL
8JOEJoensuu Airport195.4 kmM
9JYVJyväskylä Airport198.9 kmM
10KEVHalli Airport199.9 kmM

ATC Frequencies2

ATISATIS112.5 MHz
TWRTWR119.7 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

738
3

Sample Routes

NRNWeeze (Niederrhein) Airport1,701.6 km
medium-haulRyanair
BGYIl Caravaggio International Airport2,086.5 km
medium-haulRyanair
GROGirona-Costa Brava Airport2,724.7 km
medium-haulRyanair

Airline Records in Dataset1

FRRyanair

External Links

Official Website ↗Wikipedia ↗
Data: OurAirports

Airport HistoryEst. 1937

Lappeenranta Airport is a small regional airport in southeastern Finland, located near the Russian border. It gained international attention as a hub for Ryanair services and as an alternative entry point for traffic from Russia before the 2022 border closures.

✦Lappeenranta is one of the closest EU airports to Russia — the border is just 30km away
✦The airport's single runway handles a surprisingly international route network for its small size
✦Ryanair's presence transformed LPP from a purely domestic airport to an international budget hub
1937
Airport Established

Lappeenranta Airport opens to serve the southeastern Finnish city and its surrounding region.

2007
Ryanair Begins Operations

Ryanair launches services from Lappeenranta, transforming the small regional airport into a budget travel hub connecting Finnish Karelia to European destinations.

2015
Russian Traffic Peak

The airport experiences significant Russian cross-border traffic as visitors use LPP as a convenient entry point to the EU.

2022
Russian Border Closure Impact

Finland's closure of the Russian border following the Ukraine invasion eliminates cross-border traffic. LPP adapts its route network.

Operator
Finavia Corporation1991 – presentPart of Finavia's network of Finnish regional airports

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