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Helsinki Airport

Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema
Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats
Helsinki-vantaa aerial.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Finavia
Serves Helsinki, Finland
Location Vantaa
Opened 1952 (1952)
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 55 m / 179 ft
Coordinates 60°19′02″N 024°57′48″E / 60.31722°N 24.96333°E / 60.31722; 24.96333
Map
HEL is located in Finland
HEL
HEL
Location in Finland
Runway
Runway Length Surface
m ft
04R/22L 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
04L/22R 3,060 10,039 Asphalt
15/33 2,901 9,518 Asphalt
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Number Length Surface
m ft
H16/H34 310 1,017 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 20,848,838
Passenger change 17–18 Increase 10.4%
Landings (commercial aviation) 94,008
Cargo (metric tonnes) 198,634
Source: Finavia
Statistics from Finavia

Helsinki Airport ((IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK); Finnish: Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, Swedish: Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats) is the main international airport of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Its surrounding metropolitan area, and the Uusimaa region. The airport is in the city of Vantaa, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Tikkurila, the administrative center of Vantaa and 9.2 NM (17.0 km; 10.6 mi) north of Helsinki city center. The airport is operated by state-owned Finavia.

It is the largest airport in Finland and the fourth busiest airport in the Nordic countries.

The airport is the main hub for Finnair, the flag carrier of Finland, and its subsidiary Nordic Regional Airlines. It is also a hub for CityJet (on behalf of SAS) and an operating base for Jet Time, Norwegian Air Shuttle, SunClass Airlines and TUI fly Nordic.


  • Accident history for HEL at Aviation Safety Network

Images for kids

  • Helsinki Airport from air in the 1960s

    Aerial photo of the first terminal at Helsinki Airport in 1963/1964

  • Efhk terminal aerial 1969 d244

    Aerial photo of Helsinki Airport terminal area in 1969

  • Finnair head office 05JUN2015

    Finnair head office, House of Travel and Transportation

  • Helsinki-Vantaan kiitotie 33

    Runway 33 at Helsinki Airport

  • HEL Finnair

    Finnair is the largest airline operating at the airport

  • TNT OE-IBZ pushback at Helsinki-Vantaa (15004018150)

    TNT Airways Boeing 737-300F aircraft at its cargo terminal and DHL Aviation A300-600F in the background.

  • Lentoasema railway station platform 1

    Helsinki Airport Railway Station

  • HEL - Helsinki - 2015

    Outside Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

  • OH-LVC (33096652903)

    Finnair Airbus A319 taxiing. Terminal expansion construction site in the background.

  • HEL T2 non-Schengen expansion site 2018-05-06

    Terminal 2 non-Schengen expansion site.

  • Expansion of non-Schengen area at HEL

    Expansion of non-Schengen area at Helsinki Airport.

  • EFHK terminal 1 20090930 01

    The exterior of Terminal 1

  • Vantaa Cafe

    Café in Terminal 1

  • EFHK Terminal 1 interior 20090930

    The interior of Terminal 1

  • HEL SK Business Lounge general overview

    SAS Business Lounge

  • Helsinki-Vantaa main entrance and departures hall

    New entrance of Terminal 2

  • Helsinki airport departure hall 2

    New departure hall of Terminal 2

  • Helsinki-Vantaa T2 näköalaterassilta 2015-07-01

    Old exterior of Terminal 2

  • HEL Terminal 2 1

    The interior of Terminal 2

  • HEL Terminal 2 3

    The restaurant area in Terminal 2

  • 15-12-20-Helsinki-Vantaan-Lentoasema-N3S 3117

    Finnair's check-in area

  • HEL T2 gate 53 2018-05-06

    The gate area of the new South Pier of Terminal 2 non-Schengen area

  • HEL T2 gate 54 2018-05-06

    The new South Pier of Terminal 2 non-Schengen area

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aeropuerto de Helsinki-Vantaa para niños

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