Pori Airport

Pori Airport (Finnish: Porin lentoasema) (IATA: POR, ICAO: EFPO) is an airport in Pori,[3] Finland. The airport is located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) south of the Pori town centre.[1] It has two check-in desks, and a cafeteria service. During 2011 Pori Airport served 54,056 passengers, an increase of 25.2% from previous year.[2] However, in 2014 it was down to 24 983.[4]

Pori Airport

Porin lentoasema
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesPori
LocationPori, Finland
Elevation AMSL45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates61°27′41″N 021°47′52″E
Websitefinavia.fi
Map
POR
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,351 7,713 Asphalt
17/35 801 2,628 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers17,625
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2]

History

During Continuation War, Pori airfield was used by Luftwaffe. The aviation equipment depot Feldluftpark 3/XI Pori operating at the airfield was from where Germans dispatched aircraft to the north and carried out major overhauls.[5]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 13 metres (43 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measures 2,351 by 60 metres (7,713 ft × 197 ft) and 17/35 is 801 by 30 metres (2,628 ft × 98 ft).[1]

The Finnish Aviation Academy is a flight school based at Pori Airport.[6] As is the Satakunta Parachute club "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat".[7] Flight training for private pilots (PPL/LAPL-licences) is given by local flight school Porin Lentotilaus Oy.[8]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Budapest Aircraft Service Helsinki

Statistics
Annual passenger statistics for Pori Airport [9]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
2005 52,4567,73460,190+5.5%
2006 58,1966,19164,387+7.0%
2007 58,9626,95265,914+2.4%
2008 55,83910,46966,308+0.9%
2009 50,96111,16962,130−6.9%
2010 36,4586,70343,161−30.5%
2011 46,1757,88154,056+25.2%
2012 14,93220,38135,313−34,7%
2013 16,2759,95426,229−25,7%
2014 7,40617,57724,943−4,8%
2015 54310,52311,066−55,7%
2016 3,6835,9469,629−13,0%
2017 9,64513,53823,183+140,8%
2018[10] 5,78911,83617,625-24%

Ground transportation
Means of transport at Pori Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website Notes
BusMatkahuolto--Bus station (Finnish: Linja-autoasema)www.matkahuolto.fiEvery hour

See also

References
  1. "EFPO Pori" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 10 February 2011. pp. EFPO AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. "Pori Airport". Finavia. 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  4. http://www.finavia.fi/en/finavia-corporation/statistics/Statistics-2014/
  5. Väisänen, Teemu. "Feldluftpark Pori: Luftwaffen huoltokenttää tutkimassa". SKAS 1/2020 (in Finnish). Suomen keskiajan arkeologian seura: 64–68.
  6. "Finnish Aviation Academy". Pori: Finnish Aviation Academy. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat". Satakunnan LaskuvarjoUrheilijat ry. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  8. "Nextjet lopettaa toistaiseksi lennot Porista". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. "Traffic statistics – Passengers" (PDF). Finavia. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  10. "Matkustajat lentoasemittain-fi_11.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2019.

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