Tartu Airport

Tartu lennujaam

Ülenurme Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTallinn Airport Ltd
ServesTartu, Estonia
LocationReola, Ülenurme Parish
Opened1946
Elevation AMSL219 ft / 67 m
Coordinates58°18′27″N 026°41′13″E / 58.30750°N 26.68694°E / 58.30750; 26.68694
Websitewww.tartu-airport.ee
Map
EETU is located in Estonia
EETU
EETU
Location in Estonia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,799 5,902 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2023)
Number of passengers1,080
Cargo (tonnes)0,0
Aircraft movements3,896
Sources: Estonian AIP[1]

Tartu Airport (Estonian: Tartu lennujaam) (IATA: TAY, ICAO: EETU) is an airport in Reola, Ülenurme Parish, 5.9 nautical miles (10.9 km; 6.8 mi) south southwest of Tartu,[1] the second largest city in Estonia. It is also called Ülenurme Airport due to its proximity to the village of Ülenurme. The Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway (E263) passes near the airport.

History

The airport was opened on 15 May 1946. A new terminal building was built in 1981, and the runway and taxiway were also upgraded then. Since 2005, the airport has been operated by Tallinn Airport Ltd. In 2009, the runway was lengthened to 1,799 m (5,902 ft). In 2010, Tartu International Airport served 23,504 passengers.

Airlines and destinations

As of 13 November 2022, there are no regular commercial passenger flights to/from Tartu.[2] Finnair was the last airline to operate flights to/from Tartu.
Tartu's city government in February 2023 said it was aiming to find an airline to operate flights to Helsinki from autumn 2023 in return for a subsidy.[3]
Finnair has said it wants to start flights between Helsinki and Tartu on 31 March 2024.[4]

Statistics

List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "eAIP Estonia". Estonian Air Navigation Services (ANS). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Finnair calls time on Tartu-Helsinki route". 20 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tartu Airport planning to relaunch Helsinki flight connection by autumn". 6 February 2023.
  4. ↑ https://news.err.ee/1609202110/airline-aims-to-restart-tartu-helsinki-flights-on-march-31
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