Enontekiö Airport

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Enontekiö Airport

Enontekiön lentoasema
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMunicipality of Enontekiö
LocationEnontekiö, Finland
Elevation AMSL306 m / 1,005 ft
Coordinates68°21′52″N 023°25′39″E / 68.36444°N 23.42750°E / 68.36444; 23.42750Coordinates: 68°21′52″N 023°25′39″E / 68.36444°N 23.42750°E / 68.36444; 23.42750
Websitewww.finavia.fi...
Map
ENF is located in Finland
ENF
ENF
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,001 6,565 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers25,537
Landings80
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2][3]

Enontekiö Airport[1][4] (Finnish: Enontekiön lentoasema) (IATA: ENF, ICAO: EFET) is an airport located in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west southwest of Hetta, the municipal centre of Enontekiö.

Overview[]

It is mainly used for charter flights during the winter, particularly those of UK tour operator Transun, whose passengers account for 80% of the airport's passenger volume. Passengers on these flights are tourists coming to experience Lapland for the day or to enjoy a stay in the nearby villages of Hetta, Karesuando (Sweden) or Kautokeino (Norway). Regular flights to Enontekiö are established only in the spring and the autumn. In spring 2015 these flights were operated by Flybe Nordic.[5] From autumn 2013 to spring 2014, the flights were operated by Air100. In 2012 and 2013, the spring flights to Helsinki-Vantaa were also provided by Flybe Nordic and before this by Finncomm Airlines. In December 2012, Enter Air operated special "Santa flights" to Enontekiö from various UK destinations on behalf of tour operator Transun and this service continued in following winters including trips with a week's stay. The nearest airport with daily flights is Kittilä Airport, 150 km road distance.

In August 2009, Finavia informed that the airport would be renamed as Enontekiö-Kautokeino Saami Airport.[6] This was because Kautokeino in Norway (located 90 km from Enontekiö Airport) has no airport (except Kautokeino Airport which has no scheduled flights), and the nearest in Norway is 135 kilometers away. This name has been used a little in Norway,[7] but not really by the airport.

Municipality on Enontekiö has been operating the airport since July 2021.[8]

Airlines and destinations[]

There are currently no scheduled operators flying from Enontekio Airport. Ad-hoc charters during winter operate from the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

Statistics[]

See source Wikidata query and sources.

Annual passenger statistics[9]
Year Domestic International Total Change
2005 669 13,028 13,697 −14.8% Decrease
2006 545 16,868 17,413 +27.1% Increase
2007 856 24,230 25,086 +44.1% Increase
2008 772 20,473 21,245 −15.3% Decrease
2009 814 16,869 17,683 −16.8% Decrease
2010 848 15,175 16,023 −9.4% Decrease
2011 721 17,517 18,282 +13.8% Increase
2012 1,282 20,000 21,282 +16.7% Increase
2013 1834 18,337 20,169 -5.2% Decrease
2014 306 19,162 19,468 -3.5% Decrease
2015 303 21,087 21,390 +9.9% Increase
2016 630 21,643 22,273 +4.4% Increase
2017[2] 785 24,752 25,537 +14.7% Increase
2018 595 25,468 26,063 +2,9% Increase
2019 16 27,963 27,979 +9,8% Increase

See also[]

  • List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "EFET Enontekiö" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 5 May 2011. pp. EFET AD 2.1, 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf
  3. ^ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Landings-fi_0.pdf
  4. ^ "Enontekiö Airport". Finavia. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  5. ^ http://yle.fi/uutiset/enontekio_vaihtaa_snowbirdin_flybe_finlandiin/7799710
  6. ^ "Åpning av Enontekiö – Kautokeino Saami airport" (in Norwegian). Kautokeino: Kautokeino kommune. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-12-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Enontekiö Airport to transfer to the municipality of Enontekiö in the summer 2021 | Finavia". www.finavia.fi. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  9. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers" (PDF). Finavia. Retrieved 30 July 2015.[permanent dead link]

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