- Rovaniemi Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Rovaniemi Airport
nativename = _fi. Rovaniemen lentoasema
IATA = RVN
ICAO = EFRO
type = Public / Military
owner =
operator =Finavia
city-served =Rovaniemi ,Lapland ,Finland
location =
elevation-f = 642
elevation-m = 196
coordinates = coord|66|33|53|N|025|49|49|E|type:airport_region:FI
website = [http://www.finavia.fi/airport_rovaniemi www.finavia.fi/airport_rovaniemi]
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 03/21
r1-length-m = 3,002
r1-length-f = 9,849
r1-surface =Asphalt
footnotes = Source:DAFIF WAD|EFRO|source=DAFIF ] GCM|RVN|source=DAFIF ]Rovaniemi Airport ( _fi. Rovaniemen lentoasema) Airport codes|RVN|EFRO is the fourth biggest
airport in Finland by annual number of passengers, located about 10kilometre s north from the city ofRovaniemi in the Finnish province of Lapland. TheArctic Circle , which is nowadays slowly movingsouth, crosses the main runway (03/21) closer to its northern end.Santa Claus Village and [http://www.santaclausoffice.fi/ Santapark] are situated within 2-3 kilometres.History
The airport was built in
1940 with two grass-surfacedrunway s. During theContinuation War it served as an airbase and supply center for GermanLuftwaffe .Santa Claus Official Airport
In 2006, the airport served over 432,000 passengers. The main season ofcharter traffic from Great Britain and many other Europian coutrieslasts from the end of November until the middle of January annually. Russians arrive on January because their Christmas is later.
In addition to civil traffic the
runway is also used byF-18 fighter interceptors of "Lapin lennosto" (Lapland Air Command). The "Rovaniemen vartiolentue" (Air unit of the Frontier guard of Lapland) is also located nearby.Rovaniemi Airport is one of two airports in Finland that has
jetway s (the other one beingHelsinki-Vantaa Airport ). The airport is managed byFinavia . It is connected to theRovaniemi city centre by an airport taxi and there are also multiple bus connections around Lapland, including to major winter sports centers.Airlines and destinations
These airlines operate regular services to the airport:
DOMESTIC
*Blue1 (Helsinki)
*Finnair (Helsinki)INTERNATIONAL
*Aeroflot (Moscow Shermetyevo)
*Finnair (Milan-Malpensa [seasonal] )References
External links
* [http://www.finavia.fi/airport_rovaniemi Rovaniemi Airport]
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