Pori Airport
Airport in Pori, Finland
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Pori Airport (Finnish: Porin lentoasema) (IATA: POR, ICAO: EFPO) is an airport in Pori,[3] Finland. The airport is located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) south of the Pori town centre.[1] It has two check-in desks, and a cafeteria service. During 2011 Pori Airport served 54,056 passengers, an increase of 25.2% from previous year.[2] However, in 2014 it was down to 24 983.[4]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Pori | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Pori, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 45 ft (14 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°27′41″N 021°47′52″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | finavia.fi | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: AIP Finland[1] Statistics from Finavia[2] | |||||||||||||||
History
During Continuation War, Pori airfield was used by Luftwaffe. The aviation equipment depot Feldluftpark 3/XI Pori operating at the airfield was from where Germans dispatched aircraft to the north and carried out major overhauls.[5]
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 13 metres (43 ft) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measures 2,351 by 60 metres (7,713 ft × 197 ft) and 17/35 is 801 by 30 metres (2,628 ft × 98 ft).[1]
The Finnish Aviation Academy is a flight school based at Pori Airport.[6] As is the Satakunta Parachute club "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat".[7] Flight training for private pilots (PPL/LAPL-licences) is given by local flight school Porin Lentotilaus Oy.[8]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| BASe Airlines | Helsinki[9] |
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 52,456 | 7,734 | 60,190 | +5.5%  |
| 2006 | 58,196 | 6,191 | 64,387 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 58,962 | 6,952 | 65,914 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 55,839 | 10,469 | 66,308 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 50,961 | 11,169 | 62,130 | −6.9%  |
| 2010 | 36,458 | 6,703 | 43,161 | −30.5% |
| 2011 | 46,175 | 7,881 | 54,056 | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 14,932 | 20,381 | 35,313 | −34.7% |
| 2013 | 16,275 | 9,954 | 26,229 | −25.7% |
| 2014 | 7,406 | 17,577 | 24,943 | −4.8% |
| 2015 | 543 | 10,523 | 11,066 | −55.7% |
| 2016 | 3,683 | 5,946 | 9,629 | −13.0% |
| 2017 | 9,645 | 13,538 | 23,183 | +140.8% |
| 2018 | 5,789 | 11,836 | 17,625 | −24.0% |
| 2019 | 6,817 | 7,598 | 14,415 | −18.2% |
| 2020 | 5,183 | 131 | 5,314 | −63.1% |
| 2021 | 4,181 | 521 | 4,702 | −11.5% |
| 2022 | 8,535 | 3,094 | 11,628 | 147.3% |
| 2023 | 7,866 | 4,211 | 12,077 | 3.9% |
| 2024 | 9,034 | 3,448 | 12,482 | 3.4% |
| 2025 | 9,145 | 3,711 | 12,856 | 3.0% |
Ground transportation
Means of transport at Pori Airport | |||||||
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| Means of transport | Operator | Route | Destinations | Website | Notes | ||
 Bus | Matkahuolto | -- | Bus station (Finnish: Linja-autoasema) | www.matkahuolto.fi | Every hour | ||
