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Oulu Airport
Oulu Airport (IATA: OUL, ICAO: EFOU; Finnish: Oulun lentoasema, Swedish: Uleåborgs flygplats) is located in Oulu, Finland, 5.7 NM (10.6 km; 6.6 mi) south-west of the city centre. The airport is the third busiest airport in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa and Rovaniemi airport, as measured by the number of passengers and landings. There are around 10 daily flights to Helsinki. Oulu Airport is also extensively used by the Finnish Air Force for training purposes and the managing body of the airport is Finavia. Oulu Airport has offered free wireless network access for passengers since May 2007.

History

Old terminal and ATC building in 1958
DC-3 aircraft at the airport

The construction of the airport runways in Oulunsalo began in 1949 and was completed in 1953 after the previous airport in Oritkari became too outdated for modern aircraft. In 1953 the airport only consisted of gravel runways and it wasn't until 1958 that the terminal and ATC building were built and the runways were paved. Finnair back then "Aero" operated routes from the airport with DC-3 aircraft and started flights with Sud Aviation Caravelle jets from Oulu in 1964. The current terminal building was built to replace the old one in 1973 and expanded/renovated in 2002 and 2011 with the old one being demolished in the fall of 2005. The second runway of the airport was removed in the early 2000s and the current ATC tower was built in 1998.

Facilities

Terminal

Oulu Airport air traffic control tower
Passport control to the international departure area
Waiting area with a duty-free shop, cafes and a bar

The old terminal of the airport was demolished in 2005 for more apron space and a major extension of the main terminal was completed in September 2011. Four new jetbridge gates (gates 13–16) were constructed and the main terminal was expanded by 4,300 square metres (46,000 sq ft), raising the capacity of the airport to 1.5 million passengers per year. The terminal has three cafes, one before security and two in the gate area which also has a bar "Oluthuone Toppila" and a duty-free shop. There's also a designated smoking area and a grand piano that can be played by visitors.

Runway

Oulu Airport has one runway, 12/30, which is 2,501 m (8,205 ft) long and 60 m (197 ft) wide. Runway 12 is equipped with Category II Instrument landing system. The runway was renewed in summer 2017.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Oulu Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal charter: Chania, Rhodes
Finnair Helsinki
Lufthansa Munich

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at OUL airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Oulu Airport
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2020 296,088 16,804 312,892 -70.4% Decrease
2019 950,699 106,656 1,057,355 -3.6% Decrease
2018 991,161 105,756 1,096,917 +18.8% Increase
2017 851,542 71,704 923,246 −10.1% Decrease
2016 950,203 77,292 1,027,495 +4.6% Increase
2015 890,609 92,114 982,723 +2.3% Increase
2014 829,936 130,611 960,547 +9.5% Increase
2013 745,178 131,902 877,080 −18.7% Decrease
2012 899 854 178,679 1,078,533 +10.7% Increase
2011 850,305 123,607 973,912 +39.1% Increase
2010 595,457 105,119 700,576 +1.7% Increase
2009 605,534 82,424 687,958 −14.3% Decrease
2008 709,779 92,176 801,955 −4.5% Decrease
2007 764,674 75,276 839,950 −0.9% Decrease
2006 764,831 83,115 847,946 +4.6% Increase
2005 724,867 85,587 810,454 +4.9% Increase
2004 691,668 80,663 772,331 +15.3% Increase
2003 585,070 84,812 669,882 +5.0% Increase
2002 573,090 64,612 637,702 −11.1% Decrease
2001 656,865 60,379 717,224 −2.1% Decrease
2000 668,860 63,988 732,848 6.3% Increase
1999 633,400 56,202 689,602 4.9% Increase
1998 583,609 73,727 657,336
1991 474,763
1984 > 300,000
1980 249,564
1976 256,164
1970 120,797

Ground transportation

Means of transport at Oulu Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website Notes
Bus Bus Oulu Public Transport 8, 9 City Centre (Finnish: Keskusta), University www.oulunjoukkoliikenne.fi Every 15 minutes

Incidents and accidents

  • Finnair Flight 405 was hijacked from Oulu on September 30, 1978. The Hijacking was resolved without any injuries or fatalities and the hijacker, 37-year-old Aarno Lamminparras was arrested at his home in Oulu the next day after he had received his ransom demands. A Finnish movie The Hijack That Went South is based on the events of the hijacking by Lamminparras.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Passenger data" (XLSX). www.finavia.fi.
  2. ^ "EFOU Oulu" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFOU AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  3. ^ "panOULU now available at the Oulu Airport". panOulu. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Facts about Oulu Airport | Finavia".
  5. ^ "Finavia to proceed with the project to expand Oulu Airport in line with the Government's stimulus decision". Finavia. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Services at Oulu Airport | Finavia".
  7. ^ "Oulu–Chania Charter flights Summer 2024" (in Finnish). 18 December 2023.
  8. ^ "NAZAR". Nazar (in Finnish). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Finnair August 2022 European Network Adjustment - 24JUL22". Aeroroutes.
  10. ^ Uusitalo, Heikki; Peltonen, Heidi (18 January 2024). "Lufthansalta iso uutinen Oululle: Lennot Müncheniin jatkuvat ja yhteydestä tulee ympärivuotinen". Kaleva (in Finnish). Oulu: Kaleva365 Oy. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Finavia statistics 1998–2017" (PDF). Finavia Corporation. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Matkustajamäärät lentoasemittain" (PDF) (in Finnish). Finavia Corporation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  13. ^ Väisänen, Anssi (26 April 2020). "Vain yksi lento päivässä". Kaleva (in Finnish) (114). Oulu: Kaleva365 Oy: 26–27. ISSN 0356-1356.
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