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Pori Airport

Porin lentoasema
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesPori
LocationPori, Finland
Elevation AMSL45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates61°27′41″N 021°47′52″E / 61.46139°N 21.79778°E / 61.46139; 21.79778
Websitefinavia.fi
Map
POR is located in Finland
POR
POR
Location within Finland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,351 7,713 Asphalt
17/35 801 2,628 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers17,625
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2]

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]

History

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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.[5]

Facilities

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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).[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

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AirlinesDestinations
BASe Airlines Helsinki[9]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at POR airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Pori Airport [10]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2005 52,456 7,734 60,190 +5.5% Increase
2006 58,196 6,191 64,387 +7.0% Increase
2007 58,962 6,952 65,914 +2.4% Increase
2008 55,839 10,469 66,308 +0.9% Increase
2009 50,961 11,169 62,130 −6.9% Decrease
2010 36,458 6,703 43,161 −30.5% Decrease
2011 46,175 7,881 54,056 +25.2% Increase
2012 14,932 20,381 35,313 −34,7% Decrease
2013 16,275 9,954 26,229 −25,7% Decrease
2014 7,406 17,577 24,943 −4,8% Decrease
2015 543 10,523 11,066 −55,7% Decrease
2016 3,683 5,946 9,629 −13,0% Decrease
2017 9,645 13,538 23,183 +140,8% Increase
2018[11] 5,789 11,836 17,625 -24% Decrease

Ground transportation

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Means of transport at Pori Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website Notes
Bus Bus Matkahuolto -- Bus station (Finnish: Linja-autoasema) www.matkahuolto.fi Every hour

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Pori Airport". Finavia. 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  4. ^ "About Finavia | Finavia".
  5. ^ Väisänen, Teemu. "Feldluftpark Pori: Luftwaffen huoltokenttää tutkimassa". Skas 1/2020 (in Finnish). Suomen keskiajan arkeologian seura: 64–68.
  6. ^ "Finnish Aviation Academy". Pori: Finnish Aviation Academy. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat". Satakunnan LaskuvarjoUrheilijat ry. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Nextjet lopettaa toistaiseksi lennot Porista". Yle Uutiset. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. ^ "LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS" (PDF). Aeroroutes.com. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers" (PDF). Finavia. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Matkustajat lentoasemittain-fi_11.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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