Tartu Airport
Tartu Airport Tartu lennujaam Ülenurme Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Tallinn Airport Ltd | ||||||||||
Serves | Tartu, Estonia | ||||||||||
Location | Reola, Ülenurme Parish | ||||||||||
Opened | 1946 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 219 ft / 67 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 58°18′27″N 026°41′13″E / 58.30750°N 26.68694°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Tartu Airport (Estonian: Tartu lennujaam) (IATA: TAY, ICAO: EETU)[2] is an airport in Reola, Ülenurme Parish, 5.9 nautical miles (10.9 km; 6.8 mi) south southwest of Tartu,[1] the second largest city in Estonia. It is also called Ülenurme Airport due to its proximity to the village of Ülenurme. The Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway (E263) passes near the airport.
History
[edit]The airport was opened on 15 May 1946. In 1981, a new terminal building was built, and the runway and taxiway were upgraded. Since 2005, the airport has been operated by Tallinn Airport. In 2009, the runway was lengthened to 1,799 m (5,902 ft).[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]After Finnair ended flights from Tartu in October 2022[4] there were no regular commercial passenger flights to Tartu. In 2024, Finnair won the procurement for subsidized flights and the Helsinki line was reopened in March.[5] In April 2024, the flights were suspended for a month due to Russian GPS jamming.[6] The airport requires GNSS for initial approach on landings.[7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Finnair | Helsinki[8][9] |
Statistics
[edit]List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states
See also
[edit]- Estonian Aviation Academy
- Estonian Aviation Museum
- Raadi Airfield (Tartu Air Base)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "eAIP Estonia". Estonian Air Navigation Services (ANS). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Tartu aerodrome Certificate" (PDF). Estonian Transport Administration. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Tartu Lennujaam sai uue kuue". www.logistikauudised.ee (in Estonian). 11 December 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Finnair sulgeb oktoobri lõpust Tartu-Helsingi liini". ERR (in Estonian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Finnair alustas lendudega Tartu ja Helsingi vahel" (in Estonian). ERR. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Finnair suspends flights to Tartu for 1 month to seek GPS jamming solution". ERR. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Instrument approach chart" (PDF). Estonian Air Navigation Services. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Plane ticket from Tartu to Helsinki to cost a little over €70". ERR. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "News | Finnair".
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Current weather for EETU at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for TAY at Aviation Safety Network