Oulu Airport

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Oulu Airport

Oulun lentoasema

Uleåborgs flygplats
Oulu Airport 20131020.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesOulu
LocationOulunsalo, Oulu, Finland
Opened30 June 1953 (1953-06-30)
Elevation AMSL14.6 m / 48 ft
Coordinates64°55′42″N 025°22′27″E / 64.92833°N 25.37417°E / 64.92833; 25.37417Coordinates: 64°55′42″N 025°22′27″E / 64.92833°N 25.37417°E / 64.92833; 25.37417
Websitewww.finavia.fi/en/oulu/
Map
OUL is located in Finland
OUL
OUL
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,501 8,203 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1096917
Landings (commercial aviation)5165
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2]

Oulu Airport (IATA: OUL, ICAO: EFOU; Finnish: Oulun lentoasema, Swedish: Uleåborgs flygplats) is located in Oulu, Finland, 5.7 NM (10.6 km; 6.6 mi) south-west[1] of the city centre. The airport is the second busiest in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, as measured by the number of passengers (ca. 1.1 million in 2018).[2] There are around 20 daily flights to Helsinki. Oulu Airport is also extensively used by the Finnish Air Force for training purposes and the managing body of the airport is Finavia. Oulu Airport has offered free wireless network access for passengers since May 2007.[3]

History[]

Old terminal and ATC building in 1958
DC-3 aircraft at the airport

The construction of the airport runways in Oulunsalo began in 1949 and was completed in 1953 after the previous airport in became too outdated for modern aircraft.[4] In 1953 the airport only consisted of gravel runways and it wasn't until 1958 that the terminal and ATC building were built and the runways were paved. Finnair back then "Aero" operated routes from the airport with DC-3 aircraft and started flights with Sud Aviation Caravelle jets from Oulu in 1964. The current terminal building was built to replace the old one in 1973 and expanded/renovated in 2002 and 2011 with the old one being demolished in the fall of 2005. The second runway of the airport was removed in the early 2000's and the current ATC tower was built in 1998.

Facilities[]

Terminal[]

Oulu Airport air traffic control tower
Oulu airport terminal building
Passport control to the international departure area
Waiting area with a duty free shop, cafes and a bar

The old terminal of the airport was demolished in 2005 for more apron space and a major extension of the main terminal was completed in September 2011.[5] Four new jetbridge gates (gates 13–16) were constructed and the main terminal was expanded by 4,300 square metres (46,000 sq ft), raising the capacity of the airport to 1.5 million passengers per year. The terminal has three cafes, one before security and two in the gate area which also has a bar "Oluthuone Toppila" and a duty free shop. There's also a designated smoking area and a grand piano that can be played by visitors.[6]

Runway[]

Oulu Airport has one runway, 12/30, which is 2,501 m (8,205 ft) long and 60 m (197 ft) wide. Runway 12 is equipped with Category II Instrument landing system.[1] The runway was renewed in summer 2017.

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Corendon Airlines Europe Seasonal charter: Chania,[7] Rhodes[7]
Finnair Helsinki
Norwegian Air Shuttle[8] Helsinki
Novair Seasonal charter: Rhodes[9]

Statistics[]

See source Wikidata query and sources.

Annual passenger statistics for Oulu Airport[2][10][11]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2018 991,161 105,756 1,096,917 +18.8% Increase
2017 851,542 71,704 923,246 −10.1% Decrease
2016 950,203 77,292 1,027,495 +4.6% Increase
2015 890,609 92,114 982,723 +2.3% Increase
2014 829,936 130,611 960,547 +9.5% Increase
2013 745,178 131,902 877,080 −18.7% Decrease
2012 899 854 178,679 1,078,533 +10.7% Increase
2011 850,305 123,607 973,912 +39.1% Increase
2010 595,457 105,119 700,576 +1.7% Increase
2009 605,534 82,424 687,958 −14.3% Decrease
2008 709,779 92,176 801,955 −4.5% Decrease
2007 764,674 75,276 839,950 −0.9% Decrease
2006 764,831 83,115 847,946 +4.6% Increase
2005 724,867 85,587 810,454 +4.9% Increase
2004 691,668 80,663 772,331 +15.3% Increase
2003 585,070 84,812 669,882 +5.0% Increase
2002 573,090 64,612 637,702 −11.1% Decrease
2001 656,865 60,379 717,224 −2.1% Decrease
2000 668,860 63,988 732,848 6.3% Increase
1999 633,400 56,202 689,602 4.9% Increase
1998 583,609 73,727 657,336
1991 474,763
1984 > 300,000
1980 249,564
1976 256,164
1970 120,797

Ground transportation[]

Means of transport at Oulu Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website Notes
Bus Bus Oulu Public Transport 8, 9 City Centre (Finnish: Keskusta), University www.oulunjoukkoliikenne.fi Every 15 minutes

Incidents and accidents[]

  • Finnair Flight 405 was hijacked from Oulu on September 30, 1978. The Hijacking was resolved without any injuries or fatalities and the hijacker, 37-year-old Aarno Lamminparras was arrested at his home in Oulu the next day after he had received his ransom demands. A Finnish movie The Hijack That Went South is based on the events of the hijacking by Lamminparras.[citation needed]

See also[]

  • List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "EFOU Oulu" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFOU AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Finavia statistics 1998–2017" (PDF). Finavia Corporation. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "panOULU now available at the Oulu Airport". panOulu. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  4. ^ https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/oulu/airport/about?navref=paragraph
  5. ^ "Finavia to proceed with the project to expand Oulu Airport in line with the Government's stimulus decision". Finavia. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  6. ^ https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/oulu/services?navref=paragraph
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Liu, Jim. "Corendon Airlines Europe S19 new routes/sectors". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Route map". norwegian.com.
  9. ^ Liu, Jim (3 January 2020). "Nova Airlines expands Rhodes service in S20". routesonline.com.
  10. ^ "Matkustajamäärät lentoasemittain" (PDF) (in Finnish). Finavia Corporation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  11. ^ Väisänen, Anssi (26 April 2020). "Vain yksi lento päivässä". Kaleva (in Finnish). Oulu: Kaleva365 Oy (114): 26–27. ISSN 0356-1356.

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