Pori Airport
Encyclopedia
Pori Airport is an airport
in Pori
, Finland
. The airport is located 1.4 NM south of the Pori town centre. It has two check-in desks, and a cafeteria service.
During 2010 Pori Airport served 43,185 passengers, a decrease of 30.5% from previous year.
of 13 metres (43 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s: 12/30 measures 2351 by 60 m (7,713.3 by 196.9 ) and 17/35 is 801 by 30 m (2,628 by 98.4 ).
The Finnish Aviation Academy is a flight school based at Pori Airport. As is the Satakunta Parachute club "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat".
flew to Helsinki during September 2010, but they ceased the flights due the financial problems of the company.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Pori
Pori
Pori is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is the most important town in the Satakunta region....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The airport is located 1.4 NM south of the Pori town centre. It has two check-in desks, and a cafeteria service.
During 2010 Pori Airport served 43,185 passengers, a decrease of 30.5% from previous year.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
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of 13 metres (43 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved 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: 12/30 measures 2351 by 60 m (7,713.3 by 196.9 ) and 17/35 is 801 by 30 m (2,628 by 98.4 ).
The Finnish Aviation Academy is a flight school based at Pori Airport. As is the Satakunta Parachute club "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat".
Airlines and destinations
On 2 August 2010, Finncomm Airlines announced the end of the flight services to Pori Airport. However, the services were resumed again in the beginning of October 2010. Wingo XprsWingo xprs
Wingo xprs is a small airline company in Finland that was founded 2007. Wingo xprs has no planes or staff of its own but rents them instead. Wingo xprs operates three destination with one plane. The flight goes from Turku via Tampere to Oulu. In 2008, Wingo xprs served 18,000 passengers...
flew to Helsinki during September 2010, but they ceased the flights due the financial problems of the company.
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52,456 | 7,734 | 60,190 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 58,196 | 6,191 | 64,387 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 58,962 | 6,952 | 65,914 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 55,839 | 10,469 | 66,308 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 50,961 | 11,169 | 62,130 | −6.9% |
| 2010 | 36,458 | 6,703 | 43,161 | −30.5% |
See also
- List of airports in Finland
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries