Tartu Airport ( et, Tartu lennujaam) is an airport in
Reola
Reola is a village in Kambja Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. It is located about 9 km south of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia, adjacent to Ülenurme and Tõrvandi. Reola is passed by the Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa road ( ...
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Ülenurme Parish
Ülenurme Parish ( et, Ülenurme vald) was a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia, directly south of Tartu.
In 2017 the Government of Estonia ('' Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus'') decided to merge Ülenurme Parish into Kambja Parish by admi ...
, south southwest of
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
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the second largest city in
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. It is also called Ülenurme Airport due to its proximity to the village of
Ülenurme
Ülenurme is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Tartu County, in Kambja Parish, in Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Ülenurme Parish. Ülenurme has a population of 1,574 (as of 1 September 2010).
Tartu Airport, which is sometimes call ...
. The
Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway (E263) passes near the airport.
History
The airport was opened on 15 May 1946. A new terminal building was built in 1981, and the
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...
and
taxiway
A taxiway is a path for aircraft at an airport connecting runways with aprons, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have a hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller general aviation airports sometimes use gravel ...
were also upgraded then. Since 2005, the airport has been operated by Tallinn Airport Ltd. In 2009, the runway was lengthened to . In 2010, Tartu International Airport served 23,504 passengers.
Airlines and destinations
As of 13 November 2022, there are no regular commercial passenger flights to/from Tartu.
[https://news.err.ee/1608722098/finnair-calls-time-on-tartu-helsinki-route]
Statistics
List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states
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See also
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Estonian Aviation Academy
Estonian Aviation Academy ( et, Eesti Lennuakadeemia) is a state-owned institution educating and training personnel for Estonian aviation enterprises and organizations. The academy is situated near the Tartu Airport in the village of Reola, 8&nb ...
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Estonian Aviation Museum
The Estonian Aviation Museum is located in Lange near Tartu in Estonia. It is the only aviation museum in the country.
The museum was founded in December 1999 in accordance with a private initiative procedure and officially opened to the public ...
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Raadi Airfield
Raadi Airfield (Tartu Air Base) is a former air base in Estonia located northeast of Tartu. The land once belonged to Raadi Manor and is now designated as the new site of the Estonian National Museum.
History
In 1940 were requisitioned fro ...
(Tartu Air Base)
References
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Airports in Estonia
Airport
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Kambja Parish
1940s establishments in Estonia
Buildings and structures in Tartu County
International airports in Estonia