Where is Tampere Airport?
/ 61.41528°N 23.58778°E / 61.41528; 23.58778 Tampere–Pirkkala Airport ( IATA: TMP, ICAO: EFTP; Finnish: Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema, Swedish: Tammerfors-Birkala flygplats ), or simply Tampere Airport, is located in Pirkkala, Finland, 7 nautical miles (13 kilometres; 8.1 miles) south-west of Tampere city centre.
When did Ryanair start flying to Tampere?
Ryanair started flights to Tampere–Pirkkala in April 2003. Its first destinations were Stockholm-Skavsta, London-Stansted, Frankfurt-Hahn and Riga. This made the airport one of Finland’s fastest-growing airports and increased its annual passenger numbers from 256,380 to 709,356 between 2000 and 2008.
What happened to Tampere-Pirkkala Airport?
The airport is also home to the Satakunta Air Command base of the Finnish Air Force. F-18 Hornets were stationed at Tampere-Pirkkala airport until the middle of 2014 when the 21st flight of the Satakunta Air command was dissolved.
How do I get to Pirkkala Airport?
The airport is connected to the city centres of Pirkkala (8 minutes) and Tampere (30 minutes) by bus route 1A, which runs once an hour. The bus fare for a single ticket to Pirkkala is €3 (zones B+C) and to Tampere it is €5 (zones A+B+C).
Where are the Hornets stationed in Tampere?
F-18 Hornets were stationed at Tampere-Pirkkala airport until the middle of 2014 when the 21st flight of the Satakunta Air command was dissolved. Tampere Airport was founded in 1936 in Härmälä neighbourhood, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the centre of Tampere.
How to get to Tampere?
Currently, there is one domestic flight to Tampere. Tampere is mainly known for sightseeing & culture. This month, there are 142 flights arriving at Tampere Airport, which are 35 flights per week or 5 flights per day. The most frequently departed flights to Tampere are routes from Helsinki (HEL) in Finland and Riga (RIX) in Latvia.
Which Swedish airports have direct flights to Tampere?
In Sweden, the only airport that has a direct connection to Tampere is Stockholm (Arlanda). From Stockholm (Arlanda), direct flights are offered by SAS (Star Alliance). This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet.