Tampere–Pirkkala Airport

Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Finavia
Serves Tampere, Finland
Location Pirkkala
Elevation AMSL 119 m / 390 ft
Coordinates 61°24′55″N 023°35′16″E / 61.41528°N 23.58778°E / 61.41528; 23.58778Coordinates: 61°24′55″N 023°35′16″E / 61.41528°N 23.58778°E / 61.41528; 23.58778
Website finavia.fi
Map
TMP
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 230,024[1]
Landings 2,725[2]
Source: AIP Finland[3]
Terminal 1

Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (IATA: TMP, ICAO: EFTP) is located in Pirkkala, Finland, 7 nautical miles (13 kilometres; 8.1 miles) south-west[3] of Tampere city centre. The airport is the eighth-busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the number of passengers (208,930 in 2016), and the third-busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the number of international passengers (122,652 in 2016).[4]

The airport is also home to the Satakunta Air Command base of the Finnish Air Force. F-18 Hornets were stationed at Tampere-Pirkkala airport until the middle of 2014 when the 21st flight of the Satakunta Air command was dissolved.

History

Terminal 2 from inside before 2014 renovations
The check-in area of Terminal 1

Tampere Airport was founded in 1936 in Härmälä neighbourhood, locating 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the centre of Tampere. At that time the airport was connected to Helsinki, Vaasa, Oulu and Kemi by Aero O/Y (now Finnair). The first terminal building was built in 1941. Karhumäki Airways began to fly to Stockholm in the 1950s. The runway was paved in 1958. Between 1936 and 1979 Härmälä airport served 1.5 million passengers. In 1979, Härmälä airport was closed and the new Tampere–Pirkkala Airport was opened.

The current terminal 1 building was completed in 1996.[5] Ryanair started flights to Tampere–Pirkkala in April 2003. Its first destinations were Stockholm-Skavsta, London-Stansted, Frankfurt-Hahn and Riga. This made the airport one of Finland's fastest-growing airports and increased its annual passenger numbers from 256,380 to 709,356 between 2000 and 2008. In 2011, Ryanair had 13 destinations from Tampere–Pirkkala. Wizz Air flew to Gdańsk during summers 2010 and 2011. airBaltic resumed flights to Riga in March 2017.

The low-cost airline terminal 2 was renovated in 2014–2015.[6] However, in April 2015, Ryanair announced that it would cancel all the routes from Tampere for the winter season 2015–16 due to a plane shortage. Only routes to Bremen and Budapest have resumed in spring 2016.[7]

In November 2015, travel agency We Travel announced that they will open up a new direct flight connection between Tampere and Zadar, Croatia.[8] The new seasonal connection is scheduled to open in May 2016.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
airBaltic Riga
Evelop Airlines Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria
Finnair Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Kokkola[9]
Seasonal: Kittilä
Ryanair Budapest[10]
Seasonal: Bremen
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Malaga [11]
Scandjet Seasonal charter: Zadar
Small Planet Airlines Seasonal charter: Chania, Málaga

Statistics

9 busiest routes by passengers handled in 2015:[12]
Rank Airport Passengers Operators
1. Finland Helsinki, Finland
Decrease 89,244
 Nordic Regional Airlines
2. Sweden Stockholm–Arlanda, Sweden
Decrease 52,407
 Scandinavian Airlines
3. United Kingdom London–Stansted, United Kingdom
Decrease 41,525
 Ryanair
4. Germany Bremen, Germany
Decrease 33,125
 Ryanair
5. Italy Bergamo, Italy
Increase 30,106
 Ryanair
6. Spain Málaga, Spain
Increase 23,935
 Ryanair, Small Planet Airlines
7. Spain Alicante, Spain
Increase 21,207
 Ryanair
8. Germany Frankfurt–Hahn, Germany
Decrease 20,459
 Ryanair
9. Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Decrease 20,049
 Ryanair

Passengers

Annual passenger statistics for Tampere–Pirkkala Airport [13]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
2005 114,669482,433597,102+20.4% Increase
2006 119,432512,578632,010+5.8% Increase
2007 113,713573,998687,711+8.8% Increase
2008 107,954601,402709,356+3.1% Increase
2009 85,351542,733628,084−11.5% Decrease
2010 91,312526,276617,588−1.7% Decrease
2011 96,625561,005657,630+6.5% Increase
2012 85,738485,001570,739-13.2% Decrease
2013 88,268378,403466,671-18.2% Decrease
2014 93,313319,296412,609-11.6% Decrease
2015 89,938267,144357,082-13.5% Decrease
2016 86,278122,652208,930-41.5% Decrease
2017[14] 85,844144,180230,024+10.1% Increase

Freight and mail

Loaded/Unloaded freight and mail (tons) Tampere–Pirkkala Airport[15]
YearDomestic freightDomestic mailInternational freightInternational mailTotal freight and mailChange
2005 111000111−17% Decrease
2006 9601070203+83% Increase
2007 6501050170−16% Decrease
2008 5902400299+76% Increase
2009 1408452861+188% Increase
2010 10605621669−22% Decrease
2011 10904330542−19% Decrease
2012 103990401−26% Decrease
2013 6903030539+34% Increase

Ground transportation

The airport is connected to the city centres of Pirkkala (8 minutes) and Tampere (30 minutes) by bus route 1A, which runs once an hour.[16] The bus fare for a single ticket to Pirkkala is €3 (zones B+C) and to Tampere it is €5[17] (zones A+B+C). One can change to any other bus going anywhere within Tampere and parts of neighbouring municipalities within one hour from the purchase of the ticket. The buses on bus route 1A going toward the airport show the text "1A Pirkkala Lentoasema/Airport" on the front of the bus. Bus routes 1, 1B and 1C do not go to the airport.

There is also a faster Ryanair affiliated link connecting the terminal that Ryanair flies to with the railway station. The bus fare on this line is €6. This bus route is only operated when Ryanair is operating flights to Tampere-Pirkkala

There are long distance connections to Helsinki and other cities via the Tampere coach station. The timetables can be found at the Matkahuolto web site.

A taxi service is also available in front of Terminal 1.

Means of transport at Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website
BusTampere City Public Transport1ATampere railway station
Tampere coach station		joukkoliikenne.tampere.fi
BusRyanair's PartnersTampere railway stationtokee.fi

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Landings-fi_0.pdf
  3. 1 2 "EFTP Tampere–Pirkkala" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFTP AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010". Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "About us". Finavia. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Renovation works at Tampere-Pirkkala airport to be completed: Smooth air travel through Terminal 2 / News archive". Finavia. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ryanair lentää ensi kesänä Tampereelta vain kahteen kohteeseen". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Mäkinen, Petteri. "Vihdoinkin näinkin päin – Uusi lentoreitti Tampere-Pirkkalaan". Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Arriving flights". Finavia. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Ryanair will soon fly from Tampere to Budapest - Direct flights will continue during the winter season aamulehti.fi (in Finnish) 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018
  11. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278934/sas-schedules-tampere-malaga-oct-2018-launch/
  12. ↑ "Database - Eurostat". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  14. ↑ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf
  15. ↑ "Statistics". Finavia. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Time Table for The Bus Stop at The Airport". Tampere City Public Transport. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Single Ticket". Tampere City Public Transport. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

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