Helsinki–Vantaa Airport

Helsinki Airport Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats
Aerial view of Helsinki Airport
IATA: HEL ICAO: EFHK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Finavia
Serves	Helsinki, Finland
Location	Vantaa
Opened	1952 (1952)
Hub for	CityJet (on behalf of SAS) Finnair Norra Jet Time Norwegian Air Shuttle TUI fly Nordic
Focus city for	Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia
Elevation AMSL	55 m / 179 ft
Coordinates	60°19′02″N 024°57′48″E / 60.31722°N 24.96333°E / 60.31722; 24.96333Coordinates: 60°19′02″N 024°57′48″E / 60.31722°N 24.96333°E / 60.31722; 24.96333
Website	www.helsinkiairport.fi
Map
HEL Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04R/22L 3,500 11,483 Asphalt 04L/22R 3,060 10,039 Asphalt 15/33 2,901 9,518 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft H16/H34 310 1,017 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 17,184,661 Passenger change 15–16 4.6% Aircraft movements 164,869 Movements change 15–16 0.34%
Source: AIP Finland Statistics from Finavia

Passengers	17,184,661
Passenger change 15–16	4.6%
Aircraft movements	164,869
Movements change 15–16	0.34%

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Helsinki Airport or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK; Finnish: Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, Swedish: Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats) is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region. The airport is located in the city of Vantaa, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Tikkurila, the administrative centre of Vantaa and 9.2 NM (17.0 km; 10.6 mi) north of Helsinki city center. The airport is operated by Finavia. Helsinki Airport is the leading long-haul airport in Northern Europe.

The airport is the main international gateway to Finland and the biggest airport in the country. It is the 31st largest airport in Europe and 4th largest in the Nordic countries in terms of passenger numbers. About 90% of Finland's international air traffic passes through Helsinki Airport. The airport handled 17.2 million passengers in 2016, including 14.5 million international passengers and 2.7 million domestic passengers. The airport handled 165,430 tonnes of cargo in 2015. On average, the airport handles around 350 departures a day.

The airport is the main hub for Finnair, the flag carrier of Finland, and its subsidiary Nordic Regional Airlines. It is also the hub for CityJet (on behalf of SAS), Jet Time, TUIfly Nordic and operating base for Norwegian Air Shuttle and Primera Air. The airport is also a focus city for Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia. Helsinki Airport has around 50 airlines operating regularly. In addition there are numerous charter airlines, while offering charter flights to over 130 destinations in 45 countries worldwide. The airport has around 80 scheduled destinations in Europe, 21 direct long-haul routes to Asia, the Middle East and North America. There are also 35 charter destinations including numerous long-haul charter destinations. Currently Helsinki Airport has two terminals with a total of 29 gates with jet bridges and 80 remote aircraft parking stands.