Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 14 m / 47 ft Code OUL Phone +358 20 7087800 Opened 30 June 1953 | Operator Finavia 12/30 2,501 Elevation 14 m Serves Oulu | |
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Location Oulunsalo, Oulu, Finland Website www.finavia.fi/en/oulu/ Address Lentokentäntie 720, 90410 Oulu, Finland | ||
Oulu Airport (IATA: OUL, ICAO: EFOU; Finnish: Oulun lentoasema, Swedish: Uleåborgs flygplats) is located in Oulu, Finland, 5.7 NM (10.6 km; 6.6 mi) south-west of the city centre. The airport is the second busiest in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, as measured by the number of passengers (ca. 877,000 in 2013). There are around twenty daily flights to Helsinki. Oulu Airport is also extensively used by the Finnish Air Force for training purposes. Recently the old terminal was demolished for more apron space. A major extension of the main terminal was completed in September 2011. Four new jetbridge gates (gates 13–16) were constructed and the main terminal was expanded by 4,300 square metres (46,000 sq ft), raising the capacity of the airport to 1.5 million passengers per year. The managing body of the airport is Finavia. Oulu Airport has offered free wireless network access for passengers since May 2007.
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Runway
Oulu Airport has one runway, 12/30, which is 2,501 m (8,205 ft) long and 60 m (197 ft) wide. Runway 12 is equipped with Category II Instrument landing system. The runway will be renewed in summer 2017. Due to the construction work the airport will be closed in July.
History
airBaltic used to operate flights from Oulu Airport to Riga, Turku and other destinations. On 23 September 2010 the company announced that it will open a hub in Oulu, which would mean 10–15 direct destinations out of Oulu. The hub was due to open at the turn of the year 2012/13. The plan was cancelled, however, due to AirBaltic's economical problems. On 28 October 2012 the airline ceased all existing operations to Oulu.
In 2014 Scandinavian Airlines ended their daily non-stop flights to Oulu from Stockholm. These flights were operated by Braathens Regional SAAB 2000 aircraft. The route was shut down due to low interest.