Kihnu Airfield
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Kihnu Airfield is an airfield on Kihnu island
in Estonia
. The airfield is situated near the village of Sääre
. Its ICAO airport code
is EEKU. It has no IATA airport code
.
The airfield has two crossing runway
s of 600 meters length and 60 meters width, with grass surface. The directions are 16 and 34, and 04 and 22. There are no landing lights or navigational systems on the airfield. Therefore, the airfield is only certified for use in daylight.
There are regular flights to Kihnu mostly in the winter and spring, when the ice conditions in Pärnu Bay make the ferry
connection to the mainland impossible. The regular flights are served by Air Livonia
, with small Antonov An-28
airplanes. Small private planes use the airfield for general flight in the summer.
Kihnu Airfield is owned by AS Pärnu Lennujaam (Pärnu Airport
Ltd).
The leaders of the airfield warn that the airfield is not fenced in, so pilots who wish to land outside of the airfield's operational hours need to make sure that there are no people, animals or other obstacles on the runways before landing. http://www.eepu.ee/index.php?sitesig=PILEN&page=PILEN_013_Kihnu_Airfield&subpage=PILEN_002_Runway
Kihnu
Kihnu is an island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of 16,4 km² it is the largest island in the Gulf of Riga and the seventh largest island of Estonia. The length of the island is 7 km and width 3.3 km, the highest point is at 8.9 m above sea level.The island belongs to the Pärnu...
in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. The airfield is situated near the village of Sääre
Sääre, Pärnu County
Sääre is one of the four villages on the island of Kihnu, in southwestern Estonia. Administratively it belongs to Kihnu Parish, Pärnu County. The village is situated in the northern side of the island. In 2000 Sääre had a population of 137....
. Its ICAO airport code
ICAO airport code
The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...
is EEKU. It has no IATA airport code
IATA airport code
An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...
.
The airfield has two crossing runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s of 600 meters length and 60 meters width, with grass surface. The directions are 16 and 34, and 04 and 22. There are no landing lights or navigational systems on the airfield. Therefore, the airfield is only certified for use in daylight.
There are regular flights to Kihnu mostly in the winter and spring, when the ice conditions in Pärnu Bay make the ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
connection to the mainland impossible. The regular flights are served by Air Livonia
Air Livonia
Air Livonia was a small airline based at Pärnu Airport in Estonia providing scheduled and charter flights.- Code data :*ICAO Code: LIV*Callsign: LIVONIA- Services :Air Livonia operated the following scheduled services :...
, with small Antonov An-28
Antonov An-28
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airplanes. Small private planes use the airfield for general flight in the summer.
Kihnu Airfield is owned by AS Pärnu Lennujaam (Pärnu Airport
Pärnu Airport
Pärnu Airport is an airport in Estonia. The airport is situated 4 km from the city of Pärnu.In October 1937 Pärnu town council designated an area of 0.28 km² for the building of an airport. Operations at the new airport began in 1939....
Ltd).
The leaders of the airfield warn that the airfield is not fenced in, so pilots who wish to land outside of the airfield's operational hours need to make sure that there are no people, animals or other obstacles on the runways before landing. http://www.eepu.ee/index.php?sitesig=PILEN&page=PILEN_013_Kihnu_Airfield&subpage=PILEN_002_Runway