Oulu (airport)

Oulu Airport
Oulu Airport
	fin. Oulun lentoasema
	IATA : OUL - ICAO : EFOU
Information
Type of	Civil
A country	;
Location	Oulunsalo , Finland
opening date
Operator	Finavia
NUM height	14
Site	;
Map
	Oul
Runways
Statistics (2011)
Annual passenger flow	973,912

Oulu Airport ( IATA : OUL , ICAO : EFOU ) ( Fin. Oulun lentoasema ) is located in Oulunsalo , Finland , about 6 km southwest ^[1] from the center of Oulu . This is Finland’s second largest passenger traffic after Helsinki-Vantaa , in 2011 973 912 passengers passed through it ^[2] and a significant amount of cargo. Connected to Helsinki-Vantaa with twelve daily flights.

Oulu Airport is also used by the Finnish Air Force for training flights. The old terminal was recently demolished and the new one was significantly expanded, where telescopic ladders were introduced (September 2011). ^[3] Airport management company - Finavia . Since May 2007, Oulu Airport has had a free wireless network for passengers ^[4]

In 2014, Finavia will carry out significant work to modernize the airport ^[5] .

Runway

Oulu Airport has one runway 2.5 km long and 60 m wide. The runway is equipped with Instrument Landing System (ILS) category II. ^[one]

Airlines and destinations

Airline	Destinations
airBaltic	Riga, Turku
Blue1	Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm Arlanda
Blue1 operated by Golden Air	Helsinki
Finnair	Helsinki
Finnair operated by Flybe Nordic	Helsinki
Norwegian air shuttle	Helsinki

It is supposed to open a direct flight Oulu - Moscow ^[6] .

Statistics

**Oulu** Airport Passenger **Flow** ^[7]
Year	Domestic destinations	International destinations	Total Passengers	Change
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% ▼
2009	605,534	82,424	687,958	−14.3% ▼
2010	595,457	105,119	700,576	+1.7% ▲
2011	850,305	123,607	973,912	+39.1% ▲

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ EFOU Oulu ( unopened ) (PDF) (inaccessible link) . AIP Suomi / Finland EFOU AD 2.1, 1–12. Finavia (June 30, 2011). Date of treatment July 15, 2011. Archived March 27, 2017.
↑ ¹ ² Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010 (unspecified) (PDF) (link not available) 7, 9. Vantaa: Finavia. Date of treatment July 15, 2011. Archived July 4, 2012.
↑ Finavia to proceed with the project to expand Oulu Airport in line with the Government's stimulus decision (neopr.) . Finavia (November 26, 2009). Date of treatment July 15, 2011. Archived on September 20, 2012.
↑ panOULU now available at the Oulu Airport (neopr.) . panOulu (April 5, 2007). Date of treatment July 15, 2011. Archived on September 20, 2012.
↑ Finavia plans massive repairs at seven airports // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) December 27, 2013. (Retrieved December 31, 2013)
↑ Direct flight Oulu-Moscow may become a reality | News | Novosti po-russki | yle.fi ( unopened ) . Date of treatment March 22, 2013. Archived on April 6, 2013.
↑ Traffic statistics - Passengers (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Finavia. Date of treatment July 16, 2011. Archived on September 5, 2012.

Links

Finavia - Oulu Airport
AIP Finland - Oulu Airport
Current weather for EFOU at NOAA / NWS
OUL Airport Incident History at Aviation Safety Network

[aip_efou-1] ¹ ² ³ EFOU Oulu ( unopened ) (PDF) (inaccessible link) . AIP Suomi / Finland EFOU AD 2.1, 1–12. Finavia (June 30, 2011). Date of treatment July 15, 2011. Archived March 27, 2017.

[air_traffic_statistics_2010-2] ¹ ² Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010 (unspecified) (PDF) (link not available) 7, 9. Vantaa: Finavia. Date of treatment July 15, 2011. Archived July 4, 2012.

[finavia_20091126-3] Finavia to proceed with the project to expand Oulu Airport in line with the Government's stimulus decision (neopr.) . Finavia (November 26, 2009). Date of treatment July 15, 2011. Archived on September 20, 2012.

[panoulu_20070405-4] OULU now available at the Oulu Airport (neopr.) . panOulu (April 5, 2007). Date of treatment July 15, 2011. Archived on September 20, 2012.

[5] Finavia plans massive repairs at seven airports // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) December 27, 2013. (Retrieved December 31, 2013)

[6] Direct flight Oulu-Moscow may become a reality | News | Novosti po-russki | yle.fi ( unopened ) . Date of treatment March 22, 2013. Archived on April 6, 2013.

[finavia_passenger_statistics-7] Traffic statistics - Passengers (unopened) (inaccessible link) . Finavia. Date of treatment July 16, 2011. Archived on September 5, 2012.