Helsinki Airport

Helsinki Airport^[4] (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK; Finnish: Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, Swedish: Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats) is the main international airport of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Its surrounding metropolitan area, and the Uusimaa region. The airport is in the city of Vantaa, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Tikkurila, the administrative center of Vantaa and 9.2 NM (17.0 km; 10.6 mi) north^[2] of Helsinki city center. The airport is operated by state-owned Finavia.^[5]

Helsinki Airport Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats
IATA: HEL ICAO: EFHK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Finavia
Serves	Helsinki, Finland
Location	Vantaa
Opened	1952 (1952)
Hub for	CityJet (on behalf of SAS)[1] Finnair Norra Norwegian Air Shuttle
Elevation AMSL	55 m / 179 ft
Coordinates	60°19′02″N 024°57′48″E / 60.31722°N 24.96333°E / 60.31722; 24.96333
Website	www.helsinkiairport.fi
Map
HEL Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04R/22L 3,500 11,483 Asphalt 04L/22R 3,060 10,039 Asphalt 15/33 2,901 9,518 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft H16/H34 310 1,017 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 20848838 Passenger change 17–18 10.4% Landings (commercial aviation) 94008 Cargo (metric tonnes) 198634
Source: Finavia[2] Statistics from Finavia[3]

It is the largest airport in Finland and the fourth busiest airport in the Nordic countries.

The airport is the main hub for Finnair, the flag carrier of Finland, and its subsidiary Nordic Regional Airlines. It is also a hub for CityJet (on behalf of SAS) and an operating base for Jet Time, Norwegian Air Shuttle, SunClass Airlines and TUI fly Nordic.