Hernesaari Heliport
Airport in Helsinki, Finland
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Hernesaari Heliport (Finnish: Hernesaaren helikopterikenttä, Swedish: Ärtholmens heliport, IATA: HEN, ICAO: EFHE) is located at Hernesaari, in Helsinki, Finland. The heliport is run by Helikopterikeskus.
Hernesaari Heliport Hernesaaren helikopterikenttä Ärtholmens heliport | |||||||||||
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Hernesaari Heliport from the air | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Helikopterikeskus Oy | ||||||||||
| Serves | Helsinki | ||||||||||
| Location | Hernesaari, Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 7 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°08′52″N 024°55′27″E | ||||||||||
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  EFHE Location within Finland | |||||||||||
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| Source: AIP Finland[1] | |||||||||||
The Heliport that used to be in Hernesaari has been closed.
The Hernesaari area is in constant development. The city development board agreed on a draft for the amendment of the town plan in December 2009.
As of August 2011[update], FastClass[2] company plans to restart the operations.[3]
Commercial traffic
Helicopter operator Copterline used the heliport for commercial flights to Tallinn. Operations began in September 2011, with seven departures daily.[4][5] The helicopter used on the route was owned and maintained by the Finnish company FastClass,[6] while flight operations were conducted by the Estonian company Copterline OÜ.[5][7]
Copterline had also used the heliport earlier in the 2000s, but following the 2005 accident, the company encountered financial difficulties and was declared bankrupt in 2010.[8]
A new heliport was planned for Hernesaari on reclaimed land. The City Planning Committee approved a draft partial master plan including the new heliport in December 2009.[9] However, in 2013, the majority of the City Board removed the heliport from the partial master plan.[10] The environmental permit remained valid until 2020.[11]
