Enontekiö Airport[1][4] (Finnish: Enontekiön lentoasema) (IATA: ENF, ICAO: EFET) is an airport located in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west southwest of Hetta, the municipal centre of Enontekiö.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Municipality of Enontekiö | ||||||||||
| Location | Enontekiö, Finland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 306 m / 1,005 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 68°21′52″N 023°25′39″E / 68.36444°N 23.42750°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Overview
editIn 2023, the airport had "almost 33,000" passengers.[5]
It is mainly used for charter flights during the winter, particularly those of UK tour operator Transun, whose passengers account for 80% of the airport's passenger volume. Passengers on these flights are tourists coming to experience Lapland for the day or to enjoy a stay in the nearby villages of Hetta, Karesuando (Sweden) or Kautokeino (Norway). Regular flights to Enontekiö are established only in the spring and the autumn. In spring 2015 these flights were operated by Flybe Nordic.[6] From autumn 2013 to spring 2014, the flights were operated by Air100. In 2012 and 2013, the spring flights to Helsinki-Vantaa were also provided by Flybe Nordic and before this by Finncomm Airlines. In December 2012, Enter Air operated special "Santa flights" to Enontekiö from various UK destinations on behalf of tour operator Transun and this service continued in following winters including trips with a week's stay. The nearest airport with daily flights is Kittilä Airport, 150 km road distance.
In August 2009, Finavia informed that the airport would be renamed as Enontekiö-Kautokeino Saami Airport.[7] This was because Kautokeino in Norway (located 90 km from Enontekiö Airport) has no airport (except Kautokeino Airfield which has no scheduled service), and the nearest in Norway is 135 kilometers away. This name has been used a little in Norway,[8] but not really by the airport.
Municipality on Enontekiö has been operating the airport since July 2021.[9] The minimum temperature of −44.3 °C (−47.7 °F) was registered on January 4, 2024 in Enontekiö Airport, being the lowest temperature of the 21st century in Fennoscandia, according to weather historian Thierry Goose.[10]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Enter Air | Seasonal charter: Belfast–International, Birmingham, London–Gatwick,[11] Glasgow, Humberside, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Jet2.com | Seasonal charter: London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne |
There are currently no scheduled operators flying from Enontekio Airport. Ad-hoc charters during winter operate from the United Kingdom.[12][13]
Statistics
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| Year | Domestic | International | Total | Change |
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| 2005 | 669 | 13,028 | 13,697 | −14.8% 
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| 2006 | 545 | 16,868 | 17,413 | +27.1% 
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| 2007 | 856 | 24,230 | 25,086 | +44.1%
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| 2008 | 772 | 20,473 | 21,245 | −15.3%
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| 2009 | 814 | 16,869 | 17,683 | −16.8%
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| 2010 | 848 | 15,175 | 16,023 | −9.4%
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| 2011 | 721 | 17,517 | 18,282 | +13.8%
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| 2012 | 1,282 | 20,000 | 21,282 | +16.7%
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| 2013 | 1834 | 18,337 | 20,169 | -5.2%
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| 2014 | 306 | 19,162 | 19,468 | -3.5%
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| 2015 | 303 | 21,087 | 21,390 | +9.9%
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| 2016 | 630 | 21,643 | 22,273 | +4.4%
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| 2017[2] | 785 | 24,752 | 25,537 | +14.7%
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| 2018 | 595 | 25,468 | 26,063 | +2,9%
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| 2019 | 16 | 27,963 | 27,979 | +9,8%
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| 2020 | 0 | 5258 | 5258 | -81,2%
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| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -100%
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| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% 
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "EFET Enontekiö" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 5 May 2011. pp. EFET AD 2.1, 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Air Transport Landings 2017" (PDF). Finavia.
- ^ https://yle.fi/a/74-20100441. YLE.fi. Retrieved 2024-07-24
- ^ "Enontekiö vaihtaa Snowbirdin Flybe Finlandiin | Yle Uutiset". 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Åpning av Enontekiö – Kautokeino Saami airport" (in Norwegian). Kautokeino: Kautokeino kommune. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Velkommen til konferansetjenester". Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "Enontekiö Airport to transfer to the municipality of Enontekiö in the summer 2021 | Finavia". www.finavia.fi. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ @ThierryGooseBC (January 5, 2024). "The final Tmin in Enontekiö Airport was -44.3°C, the lowest temperature of the century in Fennoscandia!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ ""Runway was perfect" – Näin ensimmäinen kone laskeutui Enontekiön uusitulle lentokentälle". 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Arctic Spirit" (PDF). Transun.
- ^ "Lapland FAQ | Canterbury Travel".
- ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers" (PDF). Finavia. Retrieved 30 July 2015. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Matkustajamäärät lentoasemittain 1998-2022" [Passenger statistics by airprort 1998-2022]. Finavia (in Finnish). Retrieved September 24, 2023.
External links
edit- AIP Finland – Enontekiö Airport
- Current weather for EFET at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for ENF at Aviation Safety Network
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