Mariehamn Airport

Mariehamn Airport

Mariehamns flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFinavia
OperatorFinavia
ServesMariehamn
LocationJomala, Åland, Finland
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates60°07′19″N 019°53′47″E / 60.12194°N 19.89639°E / 60.12194; 19.89639
Websitefinavia.fi
Map
MHQ
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,903 6,243 Asphalt

Mariehamn Airport (Mariehamns flygplats, Maarianhaminan lentoasema, (IATA: MHQ, ICAO: EFMA)) is located in Jomala, Åland, Finland. The airport lies approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) north-west of the Mariehamn town centre. The state-owned Finavia operates the airport.[1]

Facilities

The airport features a duty-free shop. Because Åland is outside the EU VAT area, passengers travelling to destinations outside Åland (including mainland Finland) can purchase goods tax-free. This differs from typical airport shopping rules within the EU. Apart from VAT, Åland generally follows EU regulations.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights at Mariehamn Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Finnair Helsinki[2]
PopulAir Stockholm–Arlanda,[3] Turku[3]

Statistics

The table below shows annual passenger numbers at Mariehamn Airport.

Annual passenger statistics for Mariehamn Airport[4]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2005 43 266 4 079 47 345 style="color:red"|−18.9%
2006 57 364 6 750 64 114 style="color:green"|+35.4%
2007 53 269 10 032 63 301 style="color:red"|−1.3%
2008 51 210 10 900 62 110 style="color:red"|−1.9%
2009 41 949 14 305 56 254 style="color:red"|−9.4%
2010 36 904 11 768 48 672 style="color:red"|−13.5%
2011 39 209 14 359 53 568 style="color:green"|+10.1%
2012 38 762 14 245 53 007 style="color:red"|−1.0%
2013 37 847 14 653 52 500 style="color:red"|−1.0%
2014 37 436 14 661 52 097 style="color:red"|−0.8%
2015 42 365 16 971 59 336 style="color:green"|+13.9%
2016 42 864 16 680 59 544 style="color:green"|+0.4%
2017 42 488 19 080 61 568 style="color:green"|+3.4%
2018 41 377 13 263 54 640 style="color:red"|−11.3%
2019 37 273 14 324 51 597 style="color:red"|−5.6%
2020 18 160 5 802 23 962 style="color:red"|−53.6%
2021 14 218 4 029 18 247 style="color:red"|−23.9%

Incidents and accidents

  • On 8 November 1963, Aero Flight 217, a Douglas DC-3, crashed while approaching Mariehamn Airport, resulting in 22 deaths. The crash occurred near the airport.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ "JAL Expands Finnair Codeshare From late-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes.
  3. ^ a b "Amapola Flyg aloittaa 30.10. Lennot Maarianhaminasta Tukholmaan ja 31.10. Turkuun | lentoposti.fi". 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) OH-LCA Mariehamn Airport (MHQ)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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