Oulu Airport
Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Oulu Airport (Template:Comma separated entries; Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is located in Oulu, Finland, Script error: No such module "convert". south-west[1] of the city centre. The airport is the third busiest airport in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa and Rovaniemi airport, as measured by the number of passengers and landings. There are around 10 daily flights to Helsinki. Oulu Airport is also extensively used by the Finnish Air Force for training purposes and the managing body of the airport is Finavia. Oulu Airport has offered free wireless network access for passengers since May 2007.[2]
History
The construction of the airport runways in Oulunsalo began in 1949 and was completed in 1953 after the previous airport in Oritkari became too outdated for modern aircraft.[3] In 1953 the airport only consisted of gravel runways and it wasn't until 1958 that the terminal and ATC building were built and the runways were paved. Finnair back then "Aero" operated routes from the airport with DC-3 aircraft and started flights with Sud Aviation Caravelle jets from Oulu in 1964. The current terminal building was built to replace the old one in 1973 and expanded/renovated in 2002 and 2011 with the old one being demolished in the fall of 2005. The second runway of the airport was removed in the early 2000s and the current ATC tower was built in 1998.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Facilities
Terminal
The old terminal of the airport was demolished in 2005 for more apron space and a major extension of the main terminal was completed in September 2011.[4] Four new jetbridge gates (gates 13–16) were constructed and the main terminal was expanded by Script error: No such module "convert"., raising the capacity of the airport to 1.5 million passengers per year. The terminal has three cafes, one before security and two in the gate area which also has a bar "Oluthuone Toppila" and a duty-free shop. There's also a designated smoking area and a grand piano that can be played by visitors.[5]
Runway
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Airlines and destinations
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Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2020 | 296,088 | 16,804 | 312,892 | -70.4% Decrease |
| 2019 | 950,699 | 106,656 | 1,057,355 | -3.6% Decrease |
| 2018 | 991,161 | 105,756 | 1,096,917 | +18.8% Increase |
| 2017 | 851,542 | 71,704 | 923,246 | −10.1% Decrease |
| 2016 | 950,203 | 77,292 | 1,027,495 | +4.6% Increase |
| 2015 | 890,609 | 92,114 | 982,723 | +2.3% Increase |
| 2014 | 829,936 | 130,611 | 960,547 | +9.5% Increase |
| 2013 | 745,178 | 131,902 | 877,080 | −18.7% Decrease |
| 2012 | 899 854 | 178,679 | 1,078,533 | +10.7% Increase |
| 2011 | 850,305 | 123,607 | 973,912 | +39.1% Increase |
| 2010 | 595,457 | 105,119 | 700,576 | +1.7% Increase |
| 2009 | 605,534 | 82,424 | 687,958 | −14.3% Decrease |
| 2008 | 709,779 | 92,176 | 801,955 | −4.5% Decrease |
| 2007 | 764,674 | 75,276 | 839,950 | −0.9% Decrease |
| 2006 | 764,831 | 83,115 | 847,946 | +4.6% Increase |
| 2005 | 724,867 | 85,587 | 810,454 | +4.9% Increase |
| 2004 | 691,668 | 80,663 | 772,331 | +15.3% Increase |
| 2003 | 585,070 | 84,812 | 669,882 | +5.0% Increase |
| 2002 | 573,090 | 64,612 | 637,702 | −11.1% Decrease |
| 2001 | 656,865 | 60,379 | 717,224 | −2.1% Decrease |
| 2000 | 668,860 | 63,988 | 732,848 | 6.3% Increase |
| 1999 | 633,400 | 56,202 | 689,602 | 4.9% Increase |
| 1998 | 583,609 | 73,727 | 657,336 | |
| 1991 | 474,763 | |||
| 1984 | > 300,000 | |||
| 1980 | 249,564 | |||
| 1976 | 256,164 | |||
| 1970 | 120,797 |
Ground transportation
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| Means of transport | Operator | Route | Destinations | Website | Notes | ||
| Bus Bus | Oulu Public Transport | 8, 9 | City Centre (Template:Langx), University | www.osl.fi/en/ | Every 15 minutes | ||
Incidents and accidents
- Finnair Flight 405 was hijacked from Oulu on September 30, 1978. The Hijacking was resolved without any injuries or fatalities and the hijacker, 37-year-old Aarno Lamminparras was arrested at his home in Oulu the next day after he had received his ransom demands. A Finnish movie The Hijack That Went South is based on the events of the hijacking by Lamminparras.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
References
External links
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- AIP Finland – Oulu Airport
- Current weather for EFOU at NOAA/NWS
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