Rovaniemi Airport

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: DAFIFWAD|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 10 kilometres north from the city of Rovaniemi in the Finnish province of Lapland. The Arctic 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-surfaced runways. During the Continuation War it served as an airbase and supply center for German Luftwaffe.

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 by F-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 jetways (the other one being Helsinki-Vantaa Airport). The airport is managed by Finavia. It is connected to the Rovaniemi 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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