Seinäjoki Airport

Seinäjoki Airport

*Seinäjoen lentoasema*
Seinäjoki Airport; Seinäjoen lentoasema
	IATA: SJY; ICAO: EFSI;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Rengonharju-säätiö
Serves	Seinäjoki
Location	Ilmajoki, Finland
Elevation AMSL	92 m / 302 ft
Coordinates	62°41′37″N 022°49′55″E / 62.69361°N 22.83194°E
Website	seinajoenlentoasema.fi
Map
	SJY Location within Finland
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Passengers
Passengers	33,930
Landings	1,497
	Source: AIP Finland; Statistics from Finavia

Seinäjoki Airport (Finnish: Seinäjoen lentoasema; IATA: SJY, ICAO: EFSI) is an airport in Ilmajoki, Finland, about 6 NM (11 km; 7 mi) south-southwest of Seinäjoki city centre. The airport has been operated since 2016 by Seinäjoen Lentoasema Oy (Seinäjoki Airport Ltd). Before that (from 1976 to 2016) it was operated by Rengonharju-säätiö (Rengonharju Foundation).^[1]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 92 metres (302 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 by 45 metres (6,562 ft × 148 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

At the moment there are no scheduled flights and the traffic consists mainly of private business and charter flights, in addition to general aviation. In the past, scheduled flights from Seinäjoki have been operated at least by Finnair, Finncomm Airlines, Flybe Nordic, Direktflyg, Golden Air, Air Botnia and Wasawings, which in 1983 became the airport's first scheduled operator.

Statistics

Passengers

Annual passenger statistics for **Seinäjoki Airport** ^[2]^[3]
Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers	Change
2005	35,766	197	35,963	+9.5%
2006	38,858	133	38,991	+8.4%
2007	38,784	164	38,948	−0.1%
2008	37,168	160	37,328	−4.2%
2009	33,840	1,368	35,208	−5.7%
2010	30,603	3,317	33,920	−3.7%

Freight and mail

Loaded/unloaded freight and mail (tons, kg) at Seinäjoki Airport^[2]^[3]
Year	Domestic freight	Domestic mail	Total freight and mail	Change
2006	11	0	11	N/A
2007	0.4	0.2	0.6	−95%
2008	8.6	2.7	11.3	+1783%
2009	10	1.7	11.7	+4%
2010	11	2	13	+11%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "EFSI Seinäjoki" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 16 December 2010. pp. EFSI AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9, 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2009" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 9, 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

External links

Media related to Seinäjoki Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Official airport website
Current weather for Seinajoki-Ilmajok, Finland (EFSI) at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for Seinäjoki-Ilmajoki Airport (SJY / EFSI) at Aviation Safety Network

[aip_efsi-1] "EFSI Seinäjoki" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 16 December 2010. pp. EFSI AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011.

[air_traffic_statistics_2010-2] "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9, 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

[air_traffic_statistics_2009-3] "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2009" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 9, 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

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