Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport ( sv, Karleby-Jakobstad flygplats, fi, Kokkola-Pietarsaaren lentoasema; ) is located in Kronoby,

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, about south of Kokkola city centre and north-east of

Jakobstad Jakobstad (; fi, Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The ...

city centre.

Overview

The airport opened to traffic in 1960, when Aero began operating a route between

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and Kokkola-Pietarsaari, then Kruunupyy Airport. In 1964 the first airport and air traffic control building are completed. In 1991 the airport's runway is extended to 2,500 metres, while in 1997 the terminal's expansion is completed. Until March 1, 2010, the name of the airport was ''Kruunupyy Airport'' or ''Kronoby Airport''. In 2010, about 80,000 passengers traveled via the airport. Scheduled serviced to

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is flown by

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(Norra), operated as a code-share with

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. Finnair ended its own flights to Kokkola-Pietarsaari on 29 October 2010. Flights to

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by Nextjet began on 8 February 2014, with some flights being operated via

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. During winters, the airport is also used by charter flight airliners with a destination to southern Europe. The airport has two

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s. In 2012 the main runway was paved and the airport's lighting system was replaced.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport:

Statistics

Ground transportation

References

External links

Finavia – Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport

* * * Airports in Finland

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