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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Pori | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Pori, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 45 ft / 14 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°27′41″N 021°47′52″E / 61.46139°N 21.79778°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | finavia.fi | ||||||||||||||
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History
editDuring 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
editThe 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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Budapest Aircraft Service | Helsinki |
Statistics
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| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 52,456 | 7,734 | 60,190 | +5.5% 
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| 2006 | 58,196 | 6,191 | 64,387 | +7.0%
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| 2007 | 58,962 | 6,952 | 65,914 | +2.4%
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| 2008 | 55,839 | 10,469 | 66,308 | +0.9%
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| 2009 | 50,961 | 11,169 | 62,130 | −6.9% 
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| 2010 | 36,458 | 6,703 | 43,161 | −30.5%
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| 2011 | 46,175 | 7,881 | 54,056 | +25.2%
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| 2012 | 14,932 | 20,381 | 35,313 | −34,7%
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| 2013 | 16,275 | 9,954 | 26,229 | −25,7%
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| 2014 | 7,406 | 17,577 | 24,943 | −4,8%
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| 2015 | 543 | 10,523 | 11,066 | −55,7%
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| 2016 | 3,683 | 5,946 | 9,629 | −13,0%
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| 2017 | 9,645 | 13,538 | 23,183 | +140,8%
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| 2018[10] | 5,789 | 11,836 | 17,625 | -24%
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Ground transportation
editMeans of transport at Pori Airport
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 Bus |
Matkahuolto | -- | Bus station (Finnish: Linja-autoasema) | www.matkahuolto.fi | Every hour | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "About Finavia | Finavia".
- ^ Väisänen, Teemu. "Feldluftpark Pori: Luftwaffen huoltokenttää tutkimassa". Skas 1/2020 (in Finnish). Suomen keskiajan arkeologian seura: 64–68.
- ^ "Finnish Aviation Academy". Pori: Finnish Aviation Academy. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat". Satakunnan LaskuvarjoUrheilijat ry. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Nextjet lopettaa toistaiseksi lennot Porista". Yle Uutiset. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Matkustajat lentoasemittain-fi_11.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
External links
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