Lappeenranta Airport

Lappeenranta Airport
Lappeenrannan lentoasema
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Lappeenrannan Lentoasema Oy
Serves Lappeenranta, Finland
Elevation AMSL 106 m / 349 ft
Coordinates 61°02′45″N 028°08′55″E / 61.04583°N 28.14861°E / 61.04583; 28.14861Coordinates: 61°02′45″N 028°08′55″E / 61.04583°N 28.14861°E / 61.04583; 28.14861
Website
Map
LPP
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 98.300
Landings 550
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2]

Lappeenranta Airport (IATA: LPP, ICAO: EFLP) (Finnish: Lappeenrannan lentoasema) is an international airport in Lappeenranta, Finland. Opened in 1918, Lappeenranta Airport is Finland's oldest still operating airport. In 2011, approximately 116,000 passengers used the airport.[2] The Karelia Aviation Museum is located at the airport. In 2016 the ownership of the airport changed from the state-owned Finavia to new private company Lappeenrannan Lentoasema Oy.[3]

Airlines and destinations

There are some ad-hoc charter flights to European holiday destinations that depart and arrive at Lappeenranta Airport.[4][5]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines[6] Seasonal charter: Chania[7]
Ryanair Seasonal: Athens, Bergamo[8], Thessaloniki (begins 4 April 2019)

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Lappeenranta Airport[9] [10]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
2005 46,5363,11249,648+1.7% Increase
2006 40,7798,72449,503−0.3% Decrease
2007 18,9484,03622,984−53.6% Decrease
2008 19,0564,28323,339+1.5% Increase
2009 8,2655,79814,063−39.7% Decrease
2010 4,19056,91061,100+324.7% Increase
2011 310115,957116,267+90.3% Increase
2012 11293,65093,762−19.4% Decrease
2013 14798,15398,300+4.8% Increase
2014 32589,22689,551−8.8% Decrease
2015 58635,20635,792-60.0% Decrease
2016 000-100.0% Decrease
2017 no statistics published

Until 2006 the airport had a relatively stable flow of domestic business travellers, but after 2009 it has relied on international low-price flights, with higher volatility. The reason for the passenger decline from 2006 to 2009 was mainly the opening of the new railway shortcut Lahti–Kerava in September 2006. The shortcut shortened the travel time by rail to Helsinki and caused the closure of the Helsinki air route. In March 2010, Ryanair started flights to Lappeenranta, its second destination in Finland after Tampere. AirBaltic flew to Lappeenranta from November 2009 to January 2014. In 2015, Ryanair announced ceasing flights to Lappeenranta.[11] The last scheduled flight to Bergamo was operated on 21 October 2015.[12] In April 2017, traffic restarted with charter flights to southern Europe, with a frequency of around one departure per week, seasonally, mainly operated by Primera Air. Ryanair resumed its flights in March 2018, at first to Bergamo twice weekly.[13]

Ground transportation

Lappeenranta airport is connected to the city and Lappeenranta railway station by local bus number 4 leaving in front of the airport terminal. There is a direct connection further to Helsinki from Lappeenranta railway station by VR train and Matkahuolto expressbus. The distance from Lappeenranta airport to Lappeenranta railway station is 2.5 kilometers. This local bus has continued going also during the 2016 closure of the airport. Taxi service is also available.

Means of transport at Lappeenranta Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website Notes
BusLappeenranta Public Transport4Lappeenranta railway stationwww.lappeenranta.fievery 60 min

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EFLP Lappeenranta" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 26 August 2010. pp. EFLP AD 2.1, 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. ↑ http://lppairport.fi/en/ajankohtaista/lappeenranta-airport-now-privately-owned-airport
  4. ↑ http://lppairport.fi/en/lennot/lomalennot
  5. ↑ Lähtevät lennot
  6. ↑ Tickets from http://www.apollomatkat.fi/
  7. ↑ Departing flights lppairport.fi
  8. ↑ http://lentoposti.fi/uutiset/ryanair_avaa_maaliskuussa_2018_reitin_lappeenrannasta_italian_bergamoon
  9. ↑ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Traffic statistics". Finavia. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Ryanair drops last Finnish winter route
  12. ↑ http://yle.fi/uutiset/ryanair_ei_lenna_lappeenrannasta_ensi_kesana/8363708
  13. ↑ https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10138468

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