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Oulu Airport
Oulu Airport; Oulun lentoasema
	Oulu Airport terminal
IATA: OUL – ICAO: EFOU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Finavia
Serves	Oulu
Location	Oulunsalo, Finland
Elevation AMSL	14 m / 47 ft
Coordinates	64°55′45″N 025°21′20″E / 64.92917°N 25.35556°ECoordinates: 64°55′45″N 025°21′20″E / 64.92917°N 25.35556°E
Website	www.finavia.fi/airport_oulu
Runways
Statistics (2008)
Passengers	802,569
Landings	10,229
	Source: AIP Finland; Statistics from Finavia

Oulu Airport (IATA: OUL, ICAO: EFOU) (Finnish: Oulun lentoasema) is located in the municipality of Oulunsalo, Finland, 5.7 NM (10.6 km; 6.6 mi) south-west^[1] of Oulu city centre. The airport is the second busiest in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa airport, as measured by the number of passengers (802,569 in 2008)^[2] and the amount of freight transported. There are more than a dozen daily flights to Helsinki. Oulu Airport is also extensively used by Finnish Air Forces for training purposes. Recently the old terminal was demolished for more apron space. A major extension of the main terminal (mainly jetbridges) is scheduled for 2009.^[3] The managing body of the airport is Finavia.

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Domestic

Airlines	Destinations
Blue1	Helsinki
Finnair	Helsinki, Rovaniemi
Wingo xprs	Tampere, Turku

[edit] International

Airlines	Destinations
airBaltic	Riga

[edit] Statistics

Annual passenger statistics for **Oulu Airport** ^[4]
Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers	Change
2005	724,867	85,587	810,454	+4.9% ▲
2006	764,831	83,115	847,946	+4.6% ▲
2007	764,674	75,276	839,950	-0.9% ▼
2008	709,779	92,176	801,955	-4.5% ▼

[edit] See also

List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c "EFOU Oulu" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 2009-03-12. pp. EFOU AD 2.1, pp. 1–12. https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFOU_EN.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
^ ^a ^b "Airport operations" (PDF). Annual report 2008. Vantaa: Finavia. 2009-03-17. p. 7. http://www.finavia.fi/files/finavia/vuosikertomukset_pdf/Finavia_vsk_2008_GB_LR.pdf. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
^ Government unveils stimulus package
^ "Annual statistics". http://www.finavia.fi/about_finavia/trafficstatistics/statisticspassengers/passengers_2008.

[edit] External links

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[aip_efou-0] "EFOU Oulu" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 2009-03-12. pp. EFOU AD 2.1, pp. 1–12. https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFOU_EN.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-02.

[finavia_pass_stats-1] "Airport operations" (PDF). Annual report 2008. Vantaa: Finavia. 2009-03-17. p. 7. http://www.finavia.fi/files/finavia/vuosikertomukset_pdf/Finavia_vsk_2008_GB_LR.pdf. Retrieved 28 July 2009.

[2] Government unveils stimulus package

[Statistics-3] "Annual statistics". http://www.finavia.fi/about_finavia/trafficstatistics/statisticspassengers/passengers_2008.

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