Pori Airport
Pori Airport (Finnish: Porin lentoasema) (IATA: POR, ICAO: EFPO) is an airport in Pori, Finland. The airport is located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) south of the Pori town centre. 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. However, in 2014 it was down to 24 983.
History
During 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.
Facilities
The 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).
The Finnish Aviation Academy is a flight school based at Pori Airport. As is the Satakunta Parachute club "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat". Flight training for private pilots (PPL/LAPL-licences) is given by local flight school Porin Lentotilaus Oy.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Budapest Aircraft Service | Helsinki |
Statistics
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Annual passenger traffic at POR airport.
See Wikidata query.
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5,789 | 11,836 | 17,625 | -24%
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Ground transportation
Means of transport at Pori Airport
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means of transport | Operator | Route | Destinations | Website | Notes | ||
 Bus |
Matkahuolto | -- | Bus station (Finnish: Linja-autoasema) | www.matkahuolto.fi | Every hour | ||
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
Media related to Pori Airport at Wikimedia Commons
