Helsinki-Vantaa

Helsinki Airport Helsingin lentoasema Helsingfors 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 (2017)
Passengers 18,892,386 Passenger change 16–17 9.9% Aircraft movements 165,330 Movements change 15–16 0.48%
Source: Finavia Statistics from Finavia

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Helsinki Airport (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK; Finnish: Helsingin lentoasema, Swedish: Helsingfors flygplats) is the main international airport of the city of Helsinki, its surrounding metropolitan area, and the Uusimaa region. The airport is located in the city of Vantaa, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Tikkurila, the administrative center of Vantaa and 9.2 NM (17.0 km; 10.6 mi) north of Helsinki city center. The airport is operated by Finavia.

The airport is the largest in Finland and the fourth busiest in the Nordic countries in terms of passenger numbers. About 90% of Finland's international air traffic passes through Helsinki Airport. The airport handled close to 19 million passengers in 2017, including 16.2 million international passengers and 2.7 million domestic passengers. 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 a hub for CityJet (on behalf of SAS), Jet Time, TUI fly Nordic, and an 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 regularly-operating airlines. The airport has around 80 scheduled destinations to other parts of Europe and 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.