Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 106 m / 349 ft 06/24 2,500 Elevation 349 m | Serves Lappeenranta, Finland Website [1] Code LPP Phone +358 40 7462432 | |
 | ||
Operator Lappeenrannan Lentoasema Oy Address Lentokentäntie 21, 53600 Lappeenranta, Finland Similar Lappeenr, Lappeenr kaupunki, Savonlinja Lappeenr, Toimi Vento Ky, Avis Lappeenr c/o Auto | ||
Landing with ryanair boeing 737 800 at lappeenranta airport 25 06 2014
Lappeenranta Airport (IATA: LPP, ICAO: EFLP) (Finnish: Lappeenrannan lentoasema) is an international airport in Lappeenranta, Finland. Opened in 1918, Lappeenranta Airport is Finland's oldest still operating airport. In 2011, approximately 116,000 passengers used the airport. The Karelia Aviation Museum is located at the airport. In 2016 the ownership of the airport changed from the state-owned Finavia to new private company Lappeenrannan Lentoasema Oy.
Contents
Landing at lappeenranta airport
Airlines and destinations
Effective 22 October 2015 there are no regular scheduled commercial passenger flights to or from Lappeenranta airport. There are however a few charter flights to European holiday destinations that depart and arrive at Lappeenranta Airport. There are plans, by public financial support, to get some regular scheduled destinations in Central Europe going, starting in 2017 or 2018.
Statistics
Until 2006 the airport had a relatively stable flow of domestic business travellers, but after 2009 it has relied on international low-price flights, with higher volatility. The reason for the passenger decline from 2006 to 2009 was mainly the opening of the new railway shortcut Lahti–Kerava in September 2006. The shortcut shortened the travel time by rail to Helsinki and caused the closure of the Helsinki air route. In March 2010, Ryanair started flights to Lappeenranta, its second destination in Finland after Tampere. AirBaltic flew to Lappeenranta from November 2009 to January 2014. In 2015, Ryanair announced ceasing flights to Lappeenranta. The last scheduled flight to Bergamo was operated on 21 October 2015.
Ground transportation
Lappeenranta airport is connected to the city and Lappeenranta railway station by local bus number 4 leaving in front of the airport terminal. There is a direct connection further to Helsinki from Lappeenranta railway station by VR train and Matkahuolto expressbus. The distance from Lappeenranta airport to Lappeenranta railway station is 2.5 kilometers. This local bus has continued going also during the 2016 closure of the airport. Taxi service is also available.