Jämijärvi Airfield is an
airfield
An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes in ...
in
Jämijärvi
Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The ...
,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
,
about south of Jämijärvi municipal centre. It is one of the busiest
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...
airfields in Finland.
A serious
aviation accident
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happened near the airfield in April 2014.
History
Airfield is established in 1935.
See also
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List of airports in Finland
Below is a list of airports, airfields and heliports in Finland, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Airports
ICAO location identifiers link to pages from the Finnish Aeronautical Information Service.
Names shown in bold indicate airpor ...
References
External links
VFR Suomi/Finland – Jämijärvi AirfieldLentopaikat.net – Jämijärvi Airfield
Airports in Finland
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