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{{Infobox Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Turku Airport
| name = Turku Airport
| nativename = Turun lentoasema </br> Åbo flygplats
| nativename = {{lang|fi|Turun lentoasema}}<br />{{lang|sv|Åbo flygplats}}
| image = Eftu_23.JPG
| nativename-r =
| caption = Departure hall
| image = Finavia Logo.svg
| IATA = TUR
| ICAO = EFTU
| image-width = 200
| image2 = EFTU T1 flybenordic.jpg
| type = Public
| owner =
| image2-width = 250
| IATA = TKU
| operator = [[Finavia]]
| ICAO = EFTU
| city-served = [[Turku]]
| pushpin_map = Finland
| location = [[Turku]]
| pushpin_label_position =
| elevation-f = 161
| elevation-m = 49
| pushpin_label = TKU
| pushpin_map_alt =
| coordinates = {{coord|60|30|51|N|22|15|46|E|type:airport_region:FI}}
| pushpin_mapsize =
| website = [http://www.ilmailulaitos.fi/airport_turku]
| metric-elev = yes
| pushpin_image =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Finland
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 08R/26L
| type = Public
| r1-length-f = 8,202
| owner =
| operator = [[Finavia]]
| r1-length-m = 2,500
| city-served = [[Turku]], Finland
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| location = <!--If different than above-->
| elevation-f = 161
| elevation-m = 49
| coordinates = {{coord|60|30|53|N|022|15|42|E|region:FI|display=inline,title}}
| website = [http://www.finavia.fi/en/turku/ finavia.fi]
| metric-elev = yes
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 08/26
| r1-length-f = 8,202
| r1-length-m = 2,500
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2020
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 112,585
| stat2-header = Flight volume
| stat2-data = 14,219
| stat3-header = Freight (tons)
| stat3-data = 3,692 (2019)
| footnotes = Source: [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] Finland<ref name="aip_eftu">{{Cite web |url= https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFTU_EN.pdf |title= EFTU Turku |accessdate= 2 August 2011 |date= 30 June 2011 |work= AIP Suomi / Finland |publisher= Finavia |pages= EFTU AD 2.1, 1–14 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120529124650/https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFTU_EN.pdf |archivedate= 29 May 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
}}
}}
'''Turku Airport''' {{Airport codes|TKU|EFTU}}, is located some 8 kilometers from [[Turku]], [[Finland]]. It serves approximately 320,000 passengers per year, being the fifth biggest (by number of passengers) airport in [[Finland]]. The airport has a secondary passenger terminal specifically designed for [[low-cost airline]]s. There is a logistic concept [[EFTU#Logicity|LogiCity]] [http://www.pilotturku.com/page/en] to create a logistic hub around Turku Airport, in where all ways of cargo transportation can be connected together in same area. From 1st of September in 2008 [[TNT Air Cargo]] made Turku Airport as its logistic hub for its Finnish operations.


'''Turku Airport''' {{Airport codes|TKU|EFTU}}, is located in [[Turku]], [[Finland]], {{convert|8|km}} north of the center,<ref name="finavia_eftu_transport_connections">{{cite web|title=Turku Airport – Transport Connections|url=http://www.finavia.fi/airports/airport_turku?pg=1091738|publisher=Finavia|accessdate=2 August 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110143658/http://www.finavia.fi/airports/airport_turku?pg=1091738|archivedate=10 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in ''Lentokenttä'' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]] for 'airfield'; {{langx|sv|Flygfältet}}) district in the [[Maaria-Paattinen]] ward of Turku. It serves approximately 450,000 passengers per year, being the fourth busiest airport in Finland by the number of passengers (in 2019) and second busiest airport by the amount of cargo tonnes (in 2012).<ref name="air_traffic_statistics_2010">{{Cite web| title = Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010| pages = 7, 9| location = Vantaa| publisher = Finavia| url = http://www.finavia.fi/tietoafinaviasta/liikennetilastot/liikennetilastot-2011| format = PDF| accessdate = 2 August 2011| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120210070214/http://www.finavia.fi/tietoafinaviasta/liikennetilastot/liikennetilastot-2011| archivedate = 10 February 2012| df = dmy-all}}</ref> Turku Airport is exclusively operated by the state-owned company [[Finavia]]. Among normal operation the airport offers differentiated service specifically designed for [[low-cost airline]]s since 2008.
=== Passenger (scheduled) ===
DOMESTIC
* [[Finnair]] (Helsinki)
* [[Finncomm Airlines]] (Helsinki)
* [[Wingo xprs]] (Tampere, Oulu)
**[[Wingo xprs]] operated by [[Avitrans]] (Tampere, Oulu)
* [[Turku Air]] (Mariehamn)
INTERNATIONAL
* [[Blue1]] (Stockholm) ''ends on March 8th 2009
**[[Blue1]] operated by [[Danish Air Transport]] (Stockholm) ''starts on March 9th 2009
* [[Scandinavian Airlines System]] (Copenhagen)
**[[Scandinavian Airlines System]] operated by [[Cimber Air]] (Copenhagen)
* [[Wingo xprs]] (Stockholm-Bromma [starts 16 Mar 2009])
**[[Wingo xprs]] operated by [[Avitrans]] (Stockholm-Bromma)
* [[Wizz Air]] (Gdansk)


Turku Airport and its surroundings are marketed as LogiCity<ref name="logicity">{{cite web |title=LogiCity |url=http://www.logicity.fi/page/en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416135145/http://www.logicity.fi/page/en |archive-date=2016-04-16 |website=LogiCity |publisher=City of Turku |accessdate=}}</ref> aiming to attract logistics companies and manufacturers.
=== Former airlines and destinations ===


==History==
* [[Finnair]] (Tukholma, Oslo)
===Early years===
* [[Blue1]] (Oulu, Copenhagen, Mariehamn)
Turku Airport was Finland's first civilian airport when it was built in [[Artukainen]] in 1935, but already in the 1920s there was a water airport on [[Ruissalo]] Island. Artukainen served as a main airport of Turku until the new airport was built in the municipality of [[Rusko]] in 1955. The location became part of Turku in 1957. A new terminal building was opened in 1978. The runway was upgraded to 2500 m in 1980. An air cargo terminal was opened in 1991 as well as an air cargo plate. Terminal 1 was renovated and enlarged in 1999. In the 1990s, [[Lufthansa CityLine]] operated flights to [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]] and ELK Airways to [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]].
* [[ELK airways]] (Tallinn)


=== Cargo ===
===Development during the 2000s===
A second cargo terminal was opened in 2003 and a second passenger terminal for low-cost airlines in 2008. [[Wizz Air]] launched flights to Turku in April 2008 and [[AirBaltic]] in July 2009. [[Wingo xprs]] operated flights to [[Stockholm-Bromma Airport|Stockholm-Bromma]] in spring 2009 and [[Jetair (Germany)|Jet Air]] to [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]] in 2009–2010.
* [[TNT Air Cargo]]
* [[DHL]]
* [[Finnair]]
* [[Scandinavian Airlines System|SAS]]/[[Blue1]]
* [[EXEL]]


===Development since the 2010s===
== Logicity ==
[[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] flew to [[Arlanda Airport|Stockholm-Arlanda]] and [[Flybe Nordic]] to [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]] during the winter season 2011–2012. [[Ryanair]] operated flights to [[Charleroi Airport|Brussels-Charleroi]], [[London Stansted Airport|London-Stansted]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]] and [[Girona Airport|Barcelona-Girona]] only during the summer season 2012. According to Ryanair the period was very successful but they could not tolerate the raised airport costs of Finavia and promised to return all routes as soon as the price raise would be withdrawn. During the Ryanair's stay there was a 27% growth on passenger statistics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Ryanair website - Cheap flights from Finland - Ryanair |url=http://www.ryanair.com/fi/news/ryanair-lopettaa-liikennoinnin-turusta-valtion-korotettujen-valvontamaksujen-vuoksi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161421/http://www.ryanair.com/fi/news/ryanair-lopettaa-liikennoinnin-turusta-valtion-korotettujen-valvontamaksujen-vuoksi |archive-date=2017-02-03 |access-date=2017-05-27 |website=Ryanair }}</ref> Turku Airport was closed partially in July 2014 for the renovation of the runway and taxiways. Terminal 1 and the passenger apron were also renovated; Finavia budgeted 14 million euros for the renovations and improvements.<ref>{{cite web |title=Turun lentoasema on suljettu 30.6.-27.7. / Uutisarkisto |url=http://www.finavia.fi/fi/tiedottaminen/ajankohtaista/2014/turun-lentoasema-on-suljettu-3062772014/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013432/http://www.finavia.fi/fi/tiedottaminen/ajankohtaista/2014/turun-lentoasema-on-suljettu-3062772014/ |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2017-05-24 |website=Finavia |language=fi}}</ref> However, [[Scandinavian Airlines]] flights to [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], one of the most important destinations operated since 2006, were discontinued after the renovations. This had an immediate impact in passenger volumes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-11 |title=Kauttakulkijoiden määrä väheni tuhansilla Turun lentoasemalla |url=https://www.ts.fi/uutiset/675145|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202233442/https://www.ts.fi/uutiset/paikalliset/675145/Kauttakulkijoiden+maara+vaheni+tuhansilla+Turun+lentoasemalla |archive-date=2017-02-02 |website=[[Turun Sanomat]] |language=fi}}</ref>


Terminal 2 was closed and its passenger services migrated to the main terminal due to an oil leakage clean up of a spare power unit in autumn 2014. In June 2015 Finavia announced that the low-cost terminal would be completely demolished and the low-cost concept would be continued in the first floor of main terminal in new premises.<ref>{{cite web |title=Terminal 2 at Turku Airport to be demolished because of the clean-up project / News archive |url=http://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/news/2015/terminal-2-at-turku-airport-to-be-demolished-because-of-the-cleanup-project/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013306/http://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/news/2015/terminal-2-at-turku-airport-to-be-demolished-because-of-the-cleanup-project/ |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2017-05-24 |website=Finavia |language=en }}</ref>
'''Logicity''' is project of [[Pilot Turku Ltd]] (founded in 2003) which is promoting logistic operations in the [[Turku sub-region|Turku region]]. Logicity will be a logistic hub built around Turku Airport. Plan is to link the different modes of transport together which is possible by the three following facts, Turku Airport is just 20 minutes reach by two significant sea ports the [[Port of Turku]] and the [[Port of Naantali]] which combined values are comparable to the [[Port of Vuosaari]] in [[Helsinki]], Both [[European route E18|E18 highway]] to St. Petersburg and [[European route E63|E63]] to [[Tampere]] go via Turku Airport, and also rail transport connection to [[Russia]] and [[China]] is inside Logicity area. Pilot Turku describers Turku Region as "the meeting point of the East, the West and the Nordic countries" and as "the multimodal transport centre of the Nordic Triangle"[http://www.pilotturku.com/page/en/turkuregion/].


In March 2023, [[Finnair]] announced the termination of flights between Turku and [[Helsinki Airport]] in favor of a coach service due to low demand and the short distance.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/finnair-ersetzt-flugzeuge-durch-busse aerotelegraph.com - "Short routes: Finnair replaces planes with busses"] (German) 5 April 2023</ref>
[[Image:EFTU turku logistic hub.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Logistic terminals at Turku Airport]]Logicity is estimated to make at least 3000 to 5000 new jobs. The length of runway at Turku airport will be upgraded to 3000 meters to meet new demands[http://www.turunsanomat.fi/kotimaa/?ts=1,3:1002:0:0,4:2:0:1:2008-04-09,104:2:532122,1:0:0:0:0:0:]. There are many plans set in the nearby area: new roads, commercial centres, retail parks, industrial estates, logistic terminals and offices. In fact there is already big commercial area along with the E18 ring road just few kilometers away. Logicity is planned in two phases which of phase one allows now to build 400,000 square meters of floorspace and second phase will raise it to 1,000,000 square meters[http://www.pilotturku.com/page/en/logicity/]. Many neighboring towns are involved in the project as shareholders of Pilot Turku e.g. [[Kaarina]], [[Lieto]], [[Naantali]] and [[Turku]].


==Logicity==
== Transport Connections ==
[[File:Turun lentoasema.jpg|thumb|Runway 26]]
=== by bus ===
Logicity started as a project of Pilot Turku Ltd (founded in 2003) but is now operated by Turku Municipal Property Corporation after the contract with Pilot Turku Ltd ended in 2010.<ref name="logicity_20100701">{{cite web|title=How to contact LogiCity|url=http://www.logicity.fi/page/en/media/archive/226|publisher=City of Turku|accessdate=2 August 2011|date=1 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522052518/http://www.logicity.fi/page/en/media/archive/226}}</ref> LogiCity will be a logistic hub built around Turku Airport. Logicity is supposed to link the different modes of transportation together. The location is considered ideal due to facts that Turku Airport is just 20&nbsp;minutes from the [[sea port]]s of [[Port of Turku|Turku]] and [[Port of Naantali|Naantali]], whose combined values are comparable to the [[Port of Vuosaari]] in Helsinki. Both [[European route E18|E18 highway]] to St. Petersburg and [[European route E63|E63]] to [[Tampere]] go via Turku Airport, and also rail transport connection to Russia and China passes by the Logicity area. Pilot Turku describes the Turku Region as "the meeting point of the East, the West and the Nordic countries" and as "the [[multimodal transport]] centre of the Nordic Triangle".<ref name="logicity_why">{{cite web |title=Why the Turku region? |url=http://www.logicity.fi/page/en/turkuregion/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720190415/http://www.logicity.fi/page/en/turkuregion/ |archive-date=2011-07-20 |access-date=2011-08-02 |website=LogiCity |publisher=City of Turku |language=en }}</ref>


Logicity is estimated to create at least 3,000 to 5,000 new jobs. The length of the runway at Turku airport has an option to be upgraded to reach {{convert|3300|m|abbr=on|0}} to meet new demands.<ref name="ts_20080409">{{cite web |last=Heino |first=Jari |date=9 April 2008 |title=Kiitorata pidemmäksi, tieyhteys kentän pohjoispuolelle. Lentokentän seudusta puuhataan 3&nbsp;000 ihmisen työpaikka-aluetta |url=http://www.turunsanomat.fi/kotimaa/?ts=1,3:1002:0:0,4:2:0:1:2008-04-09,104:2:532122,1:0:0:0:0:0: |url-status=dead |access-date=2011-08-02 |work=Turun Sanomat |publisher=TS-Yhtymä Oy |location=[[Turku]], Finland |language=fi |archive-date=2011-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813155925/http://www.ts.fi/kotimaa/?ts=1,3:1002:0:0,4:2:0:1:2008-04-09,104:2:532122,1:0:0:0:0:0:}}</ref> There are several plans set for the nearby area: new roads, commercial centres, retail parks, industrial estates, logistic terminals and offices. In fact there is already a big commercial area along with the E18 ring road just few kilometers from the airport. Logicity is planned in two phases: Phase One allows to build {{convert|400000|m2|abbr=on|0}} of floorspace and Phase Two will increase it to {{convert|1000000|m2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="logicity_logical">{{cite web |title=LogiCity is a logistically logical location |url=http://www.logicity.fi/page/en/logicity/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720190717/http://www.logicity.fi/page/en/logicity/ |archive-date=2011-07-20 |access-date=2011-08-02 |website=LogiCity |publisher=City of Turku }}</ref> The project is regionally important and many towns near the airport (including Turku) are involved in the project as shareholders of Pilot Turku Ltd e.g. [[Kaarina]], [[Lieto]] and [[Naantali]].
The bus number 1 departs from the airport in every 20 minutes. You can buy your ticket on board and it is valid for next two hours in all local buses inside the city borders. Bus number 1 goes via the [[Market Square, Turku|Market Square]] (Kauppatori, local bus centre) to the [[port of Turku]] in which there are excellent connections to [[Stockholm]] with [[Baltic Sea cruiseferries]] ([[Ruotsinlaiva]]). The bus route 1 operates from 05:20 to 00:50. Last bus from airport waits extra 10 minutes if needed.


In 2015, there were three [[Zoning|zoning plans]] pending in the ''Logicity'' area: the northern side of the runway, the railway sites on the east and the industrial zones near the railway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pending Zoning Plans |url=https://www.turku.fi/sites/default/files/atoms/files/turkuposti_kaavoituskatsaus_2015-1.pdf|date=n.d.|website=Turku |language=en}}</ref>
=== by taxi ===


==Airlines and destinations==
Taxis are usually available after every scheduled flight, but taxis can be reached by calling +358 (0)2 10041. Local taxi fare is approx. 17€ to Turku and the trip takes about 20 minutes. There is also an Airport taxi service, +358 (0)400 919 940, with fixed fare of 12€ per person, e.g. between the airport and the city centre.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Turku Airport:
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| [[Aegean Airlines]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]] (resumes 29 May 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Flights |url=https://www.tui.fi/lento/varaa?flyingFrom[]=TKU&flyingTo[]=RHO&depDate=2025-05-29&adults=2&children=0&childAge=&returnDate=2025-06-05&isOneWay=false&searchType=pricegrid&referrer=offersweb|website=Tui |language=fi}}</ref>
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| [[airBaltic]] | [[Riga International Airport|Riga]]
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| [[Amapola Flyg]] | [[Mariehamn Airport|Mariehamn]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/amapola_flyg_aloittaa_3010_lennot_maarianhaminasta_tukholmaan_ja_3110_turkuun | title=Amapola Flyg aloittaa 30.10. Lennot Maarianhaminasta Tukholmaan ja 31.10. Turkuun &#124; lentoposti.fi | date=18 October 2022 }}</ref>
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| [[Scandinavian Airlines]] | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]] (begins 31 March 2024),<ref>https://insideflyer.dk/sas-aabner-billund-og-13-andre-ruter/</ref> [[Stockholm-Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-sknw24eu|title=SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=27 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Sunclass Airlines]]}} | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Flights |url=https://www.tjareborg.fi/pelkat-lennot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602224852/https://www.tjareborg.fi/lennot/pelkat-lennot |archive-date=2020-06-02 |website=Tjärborg |language=fi}}</ref>
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| [[Wizz Air]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://wizzair.com/|title=WIZZ – Dream more. Live more. Be more.|website=wizzair.com}}</ref> | [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]] <br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avionews.it/it/item/1240422-stamattina-conferenza-stampa-wizz-air-a-roma.html |title = Stamattina conferenza-stampa Wizz Air a Roma|date = 17 November 2021}}</ref>
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== History ==
==Statistics==


===Passengers===
Turku airport was Finland's first airport when it was built in [[Artukainen]] in 1935. It served as the main airport of Turku until the new airport was built on the current location in 1955.
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=TKU}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|+ Annual passenger statistics for '''Turku Airport'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Traffic statistics {{!}} Finavia|url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/about-finavia/about-air-traffic/traffic-statistics/traffic-statistics-year|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.finavia.fi|language=en}}</ref><ref name="finavia_passenger_statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.finavia.fi/statisticspassengers|title=Traffic statistics – Passengers|accessdate=12 January 2012|publisher=Finavia|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911092835/http://www.finavia.fi/about_finavia/trafficstatistics/statisticspassengers|archivedate=11 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
! Year !! Domestic passengers !! International passengers !! Total passengers !! Change
|-
! 2006
| 127,582 || 212,338 || 339,920 || style="color:green"|+3.6% {{increase}}
|-
! 2007
| 130,666 || 178,116 || 308,782 || style="color:red"|−9.2% {{decrease}}
|-
! 2008
| 102,003 || 216,094 || 318,097 || style="color:green"|+3.0% {{increase}}
|-
! 2009
| 90,746 || 187,275 || 278,021 || style="color:red"|−12.6% {{decrease}}
|-
! 2010
| 104,533 || 252,726 || 357,259 || style="color:green"|+28.5% {{increase}}
|-
! 2011
| 116,631 || 260,902 || 377,533 || style="color:green"|+5.7% {{increase}}
|-
! 2012
| 109,995 || 344,953 || 454,948 || style="color:green"|+20.5% {{increase}}
|-
! 2013
| 96,388 || 228,279 || 324,667 || style="color:red"|-28.6% {{decrease}}
|-
! 2014
| 93,107 || 204,751 || 297,858 || style="color:red"|-8.3% {{decrease}}
|-
! 2015
| 102,095 || 210,010 || 312,105 || style="color:green"|+4.9% {{increase}}
|-
! 2016
| 97,680 || 226,397 || 324,077 || style="color:green"|+3.8% {{increase}}
|-
! 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf|title=Passengers 2017|publisher=Finavia|date=2017|url-status=live|archive-date=2022-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525044117/https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf}}</ref>
| 106,022 || 227,582 || 333,604 || style="color:green"|+2.9% {{increase}}
|-
! 2018
| 105,746 || 263,686 || 369,432 || style="color:green"|+10.7% {{increase}}
|-
! 2019
| 106,825 || 346,102 || 452,927 || style="color:green"|+22.6% {{increase}}
|-
!2020
|25,251 || 87,334 || 112,585 || style="color:red"|-75.1% {{decrease}}
|}* During 2014 the airport was operating only 11 months due to renovation of the runway


{| class="wikitable sortable"
== District ==
|+ '''5 busiest routes by passengers handled:'''<ref name="Database - Eurostat">{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database|title=Database - Eurostat|website=ec.europa.eu|accessdate=24 November 2019}}</ref>
[[Image:Turku, Lentokenttä.png|thumb|right|The Turku Airport district on a map of Turku.]]
|-
'''Turku Airport''' (''Turun lentoasema'' in [[Finnish language|Finnish]]; ''Åbo flygstation'' in [[Finland-Swedish|Swedish]]) is also a [[district]] in the [[Maaria-Paattinen]] ward of Turku. The district has a population of 127 ({{As of|2004|lc=on}}), and an annual growth of 0.79%. 22.05% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 16.54% are over 65. The district's [[language|linguistic]] makeup is 92.13% Finnish, 0.79% Swedish, and 7.09% other.
! Rank
! Airport<br />(2012)
! Passengers<br />(2012)
! Airport<br />(2017)
! Passengers<br />(2017)
! Airport<br />(2018)
! Passengers<br />(2018)
! Airport<br />(2019)
! Passengers<br />(2019)
|-
| 1.
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]
|{{center| {{decrease}} 87,362}}
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 104,486}}
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 117,159}}
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]]
|{{center| {{Steady}} 117,261}}
|-
| 2.
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 66,761}}
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 92,784}}
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]
|{{center| {{decrease}} 102,356}}
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]
|{{center| {{decrease}} 100,086}}
|-
| 3.
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 61,122}}
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]
|{{center| {{decrease}} 83,141}}
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 85,679}}
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 86,331}}
|-
| 4.
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]]
|{{center| {{decrease}} 53,567}}
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga Airport|Riga]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 30,824}}
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga Airport|Riga]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 35,132}}
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga Airport|Riga]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 45,536}}
|-
| 5.
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga Airport|Riga]]
|{{center| {{decrease}} 32,828}}
| {{flagicon|Åland}} [[Mariehamn Airport|Mariehamn]]
|{{center| {{nochange}} 19,477}}
| {{flagicon|Åland}} [[Mariehamn Airport|Mariehamn]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 24,446}}
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Krakow Airport|Krakow]]
|{{center| {{increase}} 26,592}}
|}


== See also ==
===Freight and mail===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
* [[Districts of Turku]]
|+ Loaded/Unloaded freight and mail (tons) '''Turku Airport '''<ref name="finavia_publications">{{cite web | url = http://www.finavia.fi/press/publications | title = Publications | publisher = Finavia | accessdate = 2 August 2011}}</ref>
* [[Districts of Turku by population]]
* [[List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries]]


! Year !! Domestic freight !! Domestic mail !! International freight !! International mail !! Total freight and mail !! Change
|-
! 2006
| 132 || 260 || 2,883 || 3 || 3,278 || style="color:green"|+9.8% {{increase}}
|-
! 2007
| 50 || 102 || 3,304 || 3 || 3,459 || style="color:green"|+5.5% {{increase}}
|-
! 2008
| 43 || 0 || 4,650 || 1 || 4,695 || style="color:green"|+35.7% {{increase}}
|-
! 2009
| 157 || 0 || 6,761 || 0 || 6,919 || style="color:green"|+47.4% {{increase}}
|-
! 2010
| 72 || 0 || 6,988 || 0 || 7,061 || style="color:green"|+2.1% {{increase}}
|-
! 2011
| 1 || 1 || 7,852 || 0 || 7,853 || style="color:green"|+11.2% {{increase}}
|-
! 2012
| 18 || 0 || 7,994 || 0 || 8,012 || style="color:green"|+0.2% {{increase}}
|-
! 2013
| 0 || 0 || 5,342|| 0 || 5,342 || style="color:red"|-33.3% {{decrease}}
|-
! 2014
| 1 || 0 || 3,058|| 0 || 3,059 || style="color:red"|-42.7% {{decrease}}
|-
! 2015
| - || - || -|| - || 4,289 || style="color:green"|+40.2% {{increase}}
|-
! 2016
| - || - || -|| - || 3,731 || style="color:red"|-13.0% {{decrease}}
|-
! 2017
| - || - || -|| - || 3,238 || style="color:red"|-13.2% {{decrease}}
|-
! 2018
| - || - || -|| - || 4,140 || style="color:green"|+27.9% {{increase}}
|-
! 2019
| - || - || -|| - || 3,692 || style="color:red"|-10.8% {{decrease}}
|}
* Finavia has not published Turku Airport's cargo statistics since 2014; 2015–2019 by Eurostat<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database|title=Database - Eurostat|website=ec.europa.eu}}</ref>


==See also==
*[[List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries]]

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commonscat-inline|Turku Airport}}
{{Commons category-inline|Turku Airport}}
* [http://www.ilmailulaitos.fi/airport_turku Turku Airport] (official site)
* [http://www.finavia.fi/lentoasema_turku Finavia – Turku Airport] (official site)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726054151/https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/html/eftu.htm AIP Finland – Turku Airport]
* [http://www.pilotturku.com/page/en Pilot Turku] [[EFTU#Logicity|LogiCity]]
* {{NWS-current|EFTU}}
* [http://www.turkuair.fi Turku Air]
* {{WAD|EFTU}}
* {{ASN|TKU}}
* [http://www.pilotturku.com/page/en Pilot Turku]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091001231127/http://www.turkuair.fi/ Turku Air]
* [http://www.interhandling.fi/ Ground handling services - Inter Handling]


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Latest revision as of 22:50, 27 November 2024

Turku Airport

Turun lentoasema
Åbo flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesTurku, Finland
Elevation AMSL49 m / 161 ft
Coordinates60°30′53″N 022°15′42″E / 60.51472°N 22.26167°E / 60.51472; 22.26167
Websitefinavia.fi
Map
TKU is located in Finland
TKU
TKU
Location within Finland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers112,585
Flight volume14,219
Freight (tons)3,692 (2019)
Source: AIP Finland[1]

Turku Airport (IATA: TKU, ICAO: EFTU), is located in Turku, Finland, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the center,[2] in Lentokenttä (Finnish for 'airfield'; Swedish: Flygfältet) district in the Maaria-Paattinen ward of Turku. It serves approximately 450,000 passengers per year, being the fourth busiest airport in Finland by the number of passengers (in 2019) and second busiest airport by the amount of cargo tonnes (in 2012).[3] Turku Airport is exclusively operated by the state-owned company Finavia. Among normal operation the airport offers differentiated service specifically designed for low-cost airlines since 2008.

Turku Airport and its surroundings are marketed as LogiCity[4] aiming to attract logistics companies and manufacturers.

History

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Early years

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Turku Airport was Finland's first civilian airport when it was built in Artukainen in 1935, but already in the 1920s there was a water airport on Ruissalo Island. Artukainen served as a main airport of Turku until the new airport was built in the municipality of Rusko in 1955. The location became part of Turku in 1957. A new terminal building was opened in 1978. The runway was upgraded to 2500 m in 1980. An air cargo terminal was opened in 1991 as well as an air cargo plate. Terminal 1 was renovated and enlarged in 1999. In the 1990s, Lufthansa CityLine operated flights to Hamburg and ELK Airways to Tallinn.

Development during the 2000s

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A second cargo terminal was opened in 2003 and a second passenger terminal for low-cost airlines in 2008. Wizz Air launched flights to Turku in April 2008 and AirBaltic in July 2009. Wingo xprs operated flights to Stockholm-Bromma in spring 2009 and Jet Air to Gdańsk in 2009–2010.

Development since the 2010s

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Norwegian Air Shuttle flew to Stockholm-Arlanda and Flybe Nordic to Tallinn during the winter season 2011–2012. Ryanair operated flights to Brussels-Charleroi, London-Stansted, Málaga and Barcelona-Girona only during the summer season 2012. According to Ryanair the period was very successful but they could not tolerate the raised airport costs of Finavia and promised to return all routes as soon as the price raise would be withdrawn. During the Ryanair's stay there was a 27% growth on passenger statistics.[5] Turku Airport was closed partially in July 2014 for the renovation of the runway and taxiways. Terminal 1 and the passenger apron were also renovated; Finavia budgeted 14 million euros for the renovations and improvements.[6] However, Scandinavian Airlines flights to Copenhagen, one of the most important destinations operated since 2006, were discontinued after the renovations. This had an immediate impact in passenger volumes.[7]

Terminal 2 was closed and its passenger services migrated to the main terminal due to an oil leakage clean up of a spare power unit in autumn 2014. In June 2015 Finavia announced that the low-cost terminal would be completely demolished and the low-cost concept would be continued in the first floor of main terminal in new premises.[8]

In March 2023, Finnair announced the termination of flights between Turku and Helsinki Airport in favor of a coach service due to low demand and the short distance.[9]

Logicity

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Runway 26

Logicity started as a project of Pilot Turku Ltd (founded in 2003) but is now operated by Turku Municipal Property Corporation after the contract with Pilot Turku Ltd ended in 2010.[10] LogiCity will be a logistic hub built around Turku Airport. Logicity is supposed to link the different modes of transportation together. The location is considered ideal due to facts that Turku Airport is just 20 minutes from the sea ports of Turku and Naantali, whose combined values are comparable to the Port of Vuosaari in Helsinki. Both E18 highway to St. Petersburg and E63 to Tampere go via Turku Airport, and also rail transport connection to Russia and China passes by the Logicity area. Pilot Turku describes the Turku Region as "the meeting point of the East, the West and the Nordic countries" and as "the multimodal transport centre of the Nordic Triangle".[11]

Logicity is estimated to create at least 3,000 to 5,000 new jobs. The length of the runway at Turku airport has an option to be upgraded to reach 3,300 m (10,827 ft) to meet new demands.[12] There are several plans set for the nearby area: new roads, commercial centres, retail parks, industrial estates, logistic terminals and offices. In fact there is already a big commercial area along with the E18 ring road just few kilometers from the airport. Logicity is planned in two phases: Phase One allows to build 400,000 m2 (4,305,564 sq ft) of floorspace and Phase Two will increase it to 1,000,000 m2 (11,000,000 sq ft).[13] The project is regionally important and many towns near the airport (including Turku) are involved in the project as shareholders of Pilot Turku Ltd e.g. Kaarina, Lieto and Naantali.

In 2015, there were three zoning plans pending in the Logicity area: the northern side of the runway, the railway sites on the east and the industrial zones near the railway.[14]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal charter: Rhodes (resumes 29 May 2025)[15]
airBaltic Riga
Amapola Flyg Mariehamn[16]
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen (begins 31 March 2024),[17] Stockholm–Arlanda[18]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria, Tenerife–South[19]
Wizz Air[20] Gdańsk
Seasonal: Rome–Fiumicino[21]

Statistics

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Passengers

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Annual passenger traffic at TKU airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Turku Airport[22][23]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2006 127,582 212,338 339,920 +3.6% Increase
2007 130,666 178,116 308,782 −9.2% Decrease
2008 102,003 216,094 318,097 +3.0% Increase
2009 90,746 187,275 278,021 −12.6% Decrease
2010 104,533 252,726 357,259 +28.5% Increase
2011 116,631 260,902 377,533 +5.7% Increase
2012 109,995 344,953 454,948 +20.5% Increase
2013 96,388 228,279 324,667 -28.6% Decrease
2014 93,107 204,751 297,858 -8.3% Decrease
2015 102,095 210,010 312,105 +4.9% Increase
2016 97,680 226,397 324,077 +3.8% Increase
2017[24] 106,022 227,582 333,604 +2.9% Increase
2018 105,746 263,686 369,432 +10.7% Increase
2019 106,825 346,102 452,927 +22.6% Increase
2020 25,251 87,334 112,585 -75.1% Decrease

* During 2014 the airport was operating only 11 months due to renovation of the runway

5 busiest routes by passengers handled:[25]
Rank Airport
(2012) 		Passengers
(2012) 		Airport
(2017) 		Passengers
(2017) 		Airport
(2018) 		Passengers
(2018) 		Airport
(2019) 		Passengers
(2019)
1. Finland Helsinki
Decrease 87,362
 Finland Helsinki
Increase 104,486
 Poland Gdańsk
Increase 117,159
 Poland Gdańsk
Steady 117,261
2. Sweden Stockholm–Arlanda
Increase 66,761
 Poland Gdańsk
Increase 92,784
 Finland Helsinki
Decrease 102,356
 Finland Helsinki
Decrease 100,086
3. Poland Gdańsk
Increase 61,122
 Sweden Stockholm–Arlanda
Decrease 83,141
 Sweden Stockholm–Arlanda
Increase 85,679
 Sweden Stockholm–Arlanda
Increase 86,331
4. Denmark Copenhagen
Decrease 53,567
 Latvia Riga
Increase 30,824
 Latvia Riga
Increase 35,132
 Latvia Riga
Increase 45,536
5. Latvia Riga
Decrease 32,828
 Åland Mariehamn
Steady 19,477
 Åland Mariehamn
Increase 24,446
 Poland Krakow
Increase 26,592

Freight and mail

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Loaded/Unloaded freight and mail (tons) Turku Airport [26]
Year Domestic freight Domestic mail International freight International mail Total freight and mail Change
2006 132 260 2,883 3 3,278 +9.8% Increase
2007 50 102 3,304 3 3,459 +5.5% Increase
2008 43 0 4,650 1 4,695 +35.7% Increase
2009 157 0 6,761 0 6,919 +47.4% Increase
2010 72 0 6,988 0 7,061 +2.1% Increase
2011 1 1 7,852 0 7,853 +11.2% Increase
2012 18 0 7,994 0 8,012 +0.2% Increase
2013 0 0 5,342 0 5,342 -33.3% Decrease
2014 1 0 3,058 0 3,059 -42.7% Decrease
2015 - - - - 4,289 +40.2% Increase
2016 - - - - 3,731 -13.0% Decrease
2017 - - - - 3,238 -13.2% Decrease
2018 - - - - 4,140 +27.9% Increase
2019 - - - - 3,692 -10.8% Decrease
  • Finavia has not published Turku Airport's cargo statistics since 2014; 2015–2019 by Eurostat[27]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "EFTU Turku" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFTU AD 2.1, 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Turku Airport – Transport Connections". Finavia. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010". Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. ^ "LogiCity". LogiCity. City of Turku. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Official Ryanair website - Cheap flights from Finland - Ryanair". Ryanair. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Turun lentoasema on suljettu 30.6.-27.7. / Uutisarkisto". Finavia (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Kauttakulkijoiden määrä väheni tuhansilla Turun lentoasemalla". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Terminal 2 at Turku Airport to be demolished because of the clean-up project / News archive". Finavia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. ^ aerotelegraph.com - "Short routes: Finnair replaces planes with busses" (German) 5 April 2023
  10. ^ "How to contact LogiCity". City of Turku. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  11. ^ "Why the Turku region?". LogiCity. City of Turku. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  12. ^ Heino, Jari (9 April 2008). "Kiitorata pidemmäksi, tieyhteys kentän pohjoispuolelle. Lentokentän seudusta puuhataan 3 000 ihmisen työpaikka-aluetta". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Turku, Finland: TS-Yhtymä Oy. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  13. ^ "LogiCity is a logistically logical location". LogiCity. City of Turku. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Pending Zoning Plans" (PDF). Turku. n.d.
  15. ^ "Flights". Tui (in Finnish).
  16. ^ "Amapola Flyg aloittaa 30.10. Lennot Maarianhaminasta Tukholmaan ja 31.10. Turkuun | lentoposti.fi". 18 October 2022.
  17. ^ https://insideflyer.dk/sas-aabner-billund-og-13-andre-ruter/
  18. ^ Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Flights". Tjärborg (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2020.
  20. ^ "WIZZ – Dream more. Live more. Be more". wizzair.com.
  21. ^ "Stamattina conferenza-stampa Wizz Air a Roma". 17 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Traffic statistics | Finavia". www.finavia.fi. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  24. ^ "Passengers 2017" (PDF). Finavia. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Database - Eurostat". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Publications". Finavia. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  27. ^ "Database - Eurostat". ec.europa.eu.
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