Mariehamn Airport (Swedish: Mariehamns flygplats, Finnish: Maarianhaminan lentoasema, (IATA: MHQ, ICAO: EFMA) is located in Jomala, Åland (a territory of Finland). The airport is located some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Mariehamn town centre. It served 61,568 passengers in 2017[1] and is operated by the state-owned Finavia.
Mariehamn Airport Mariehamns flygplats | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Finavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mariehamn | ||||||||||
| Location | Jomala, Åland, Finland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°07′19″N 019°53′47″E / 60.12194°N 19.89639°E | ||||||||||
| Website | finavia.fi | ||||||||||
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Facilities
editThe airport has a duty-free shop where passengers may purchase goods such as alcohol without paying VAT and other taxes, when flying to destinations outside Åland, including to Finland. Normally local taxes must be paid in airport shops before travelling inside the EU, but Åland is outside the EU VAT area, to allow tax-free sales onboard ferries and at the airport. Åland is in other respects a part of the EU.
Airlines and destinations
editThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mariehamn Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Amapola Flyg | Stockholm–Arlanda,[2] Turku[2] |
| Finnair | Helsinki[3] |
Statistics
edit| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 43,266 | 4,079 | 47,345 | −18.9% 
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| 2006 | 57,364 | 6,750 | 64,114 | +35.4% 
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| 2007 | 53,269 | 10,032 | 63,301 | −1.3%
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| 2008 | 51,210 | 10,900 | 62,110 | −1.9%
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| 2009 | 41,949 | 14,305 | 56,254 | −9.4%
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| 2010 | 36,904 | 11,768 | 48,672 | −13.5%
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| 2011 | 39,209 | 14,359 | 53,568 | +10.1%
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| 2014 | 37,436 | 14,661 | 52,097 | -0.8%
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| 2015 | 42,365 | 16,971 | 59,336 | +13.9%
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| 2016 | 42,864 | 16,680 | 59,544 | +0.4%
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| 2017 | 42,488 | 19,080 | 61,568 | +3.4%
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| 2018 | 41,377 | 13,263 | 54,640 | -11.3%
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| 2019 | 37,273 | 14,324 | 51,597 | -5,6%
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| 2020 | 18,160 | 5,802 | 23,962 | -53,6%
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| 2021 | 14,218 | 4,029 | 18,247 | -23,9%
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Incidents and accidents
edit- The Aero Flight 217 aviation accident that resulted in 22 deaths occurred near the airport in 1963.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Amapola Flyg aloittaa 30.10. Lennot Maarianhaminasta Tukholmaan ja 31.10. Turkuun | lentoposti.fi". 18 October 2022.
- ^ "JAL Expands Finnair Codeshare From late-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) OH-LCA Mariehamn Airport (MHQ)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
External links
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Media related to Mariehamn Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Finavia – Mariehamn Airport (official website)
- AIP Finland – Mariehamn Airport
- Current weather for EFMA at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for MHQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Accident history for MHQ at Aviation Safety Network
