Tampere–Pirkkala Airport

Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (IATA: TMP, ICAO: EFTP; Finnish: Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema, Swedish: Tammerfors-Birkala flygplats), or simply Tampere Airport, is located in Pirkkala, Finland, 7 nautical miles (13 kilometres; 8.1 miles) south-west[2] of Tampere city centre. The airport is the sixth-busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the total number of passengers (168,328 in 2022), and the third-busiest as measured by the number of international passengers (159,801 in 2022).[1]

Tampere–Pirkkala Airport

Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema

Tammerfors-Birkala flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorFinavia
ServesTampere, Pirkkala, Finland
Hub forairBaltic
Elevation AMSL119 m / 390 ft
Coordinates61°24′55″N 023°35′16″E
Websitefinavia.fi
Map
TMP is located in Finland
TMP
TMP
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers168,328[1]
Landings1,383[1]
Source: AIP Finland[2]

The airport is also home to the Satakunta Air Command base of the Finnish Air Force. F-18 Hornets were stationed at Tampere-Pirkkala airport until the middle of 2014 when the 21st flight of the Satakunta Air command was dissolved.

History

Tampere Airport was founded in 1936 in Härmälä neighbourhood, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the centre of Tampere. At that time the airport was connected to Helsinki, Vaasa, Oulu and Kemi by Aero O/Y (now Finnair). The first terminal building was built in 1941. Karhumäki Airways began to fly to Stockholm in the 1950s. The runway was paved in 1958. Between 1936 and 1979 Härmälä airport served 1.5 million passengers. In 1979, Härmälä airport was closed and the new Tampere–Pirkkala Airport was opened.[3][4]

The current terminal 1 building was completed in 1996.[5] Ryanair started flights to Tampere–Pirkkala in April 2003. Its first destinations were Stockholm-Skavsta, London-Stansted, Frankfurt-Hahn and Riga. This made the airport one of Finland's fastest-growing airports and increased its annual passenger numbers from 256,380 to 709,356 between 2000 and 2008. In 2011, Ryanair had 13 destinations from Tampere–Pirkkala. Wizz Air flew to Gdańsk during summers 2010 and 2011. airBaltic resumed flights to Riga in March 2017.

The low-cost airline terminal 2 was renovated in 2014–2015.[6] However, in April 2015, Ryanair announced that it would cancel all the routes from Tampere for the winter season 2015–16 due to a plane shortage. Then, only routes to Bremen and Budapest resumed in spring 2016.[7] As of 2022, Ryanair only offers flight to London-Stansted.

On 14 December 2021, AirBaltic announced that its first secondary hub outside of the Baltic countries would be established in Tampere Airport in May 2022.[8] In March 2023, Finnair announced it would end flights between Tampere and Helsinki Airport and replace them with bus service due to low demand and the short distance.[9]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tampere–Pirkkala Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
airBaltic Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Málaga, Munich, Riga, Tallinn (begins 29 October 2023)[10]
Seasonal: Gran Canaria (begins 5 December 2023),[11] Kittilä (begins 22 December 2023),[12] Milan–Malpensa,[13] Nice,[13] Palma de Mallorca (begins 3 May 2024),[14] Rhodes, Tenerife–South (begins 1 November 2023)[12]
Ryanair[15] London–Stansted

Statistics
Terminal 1
Terminal 2 from inside before 2014 renovations
The check-in area of Terminal 1

Passengers
Annual passenger traffic at TMP airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Tampere–Pirkkala Airport [1]
Year Domestic passengers Change International passengers Change Total passengers Change
1998 113,170 81,549 194,719
1999 119,283 5.4 Increase 103,746 27.2 Increase 223,029 14.5 Increase
2000 140,817 18.1 Increase 115,561 11.4 Increase 256,378 15.0 Increase
2001 135,175 −4.0 Decrease 130,875 13.3 Increase 266,050 3.8 Increase
2002 109,747 −18.8 Decrease 126,525 −3.3 Decrease 236,272 −11.2 Decrease
2003 105,543 −3.8 Decrease 198,482 56.9 Increase 304,025 28.7 Increase
2004 128,250 21.5 Increase 367,642 85.2 Increase 495,892 63.1 Increase
2005 114,669 −10.6 Decrease 482,433 31.2 Increase 597,102 20.4 Increase
2006 119,432 4.2 Increase 512,578 6.2 Increase 632,010 5.8 Increase
2007 113,713 −4.8 Decrease 573,998 12.0 Increase 687,711 8.8 Increase
2008 107,954 −5.1 Decrease 601,402 4.8 Increase 709,356 3.1 Increase
2009 85,372 −20.9 Decrease 542,733 −9.8 Decrease 628,105 −11.5 Decrease
2010 91,312 7.0 Increase 526,085 −3.1 Decrease 617,397 −1.7 Decrease
2011 96,625 5.8 Increase 561,005 6.6 Increase 657,630 6.5 Increase
2012 85,738 −11.3 Decrease 485,001 −13.5 Decrease 570,739 −13.2 Decrease
2013 88,268 3.0 Increase 378,403 −22.0 Decrease 466,671 −18.2 Decrease
2014 93,313 5.7 Increase 319,296 −15.6 Decrease 412,609 −11.6 Decrease
2015 89,938 −3.6 Decrease 267,144 −16.3 Decrease 357,082 −13.5 Decrease
2016 86,278 −4.1 Decrease 122,652 −54.1 Decrease 208,930 −41.5 Decrease
2017 85,844 −0.5 Decrease 144,180 17.6 Increase 230,024 10.1 Increase
2018 81,705 −4.8 Decrease 146,391 1.5 Increase 228,096 −0.8 Decrease
2019 87,006 6.5 Increase 135,384 −7.5 Decrease 222,390 −2.5 Decrease
2020 16,736 −80.8 Decrease 19,214 −85.8 Decrease 35,950 −83.8 Decrease
2021 412 −97.5 Decrease 7,979 −58.5 Decrease 8,391 −76.7 Decrease
2022 8,527 1,969.7 Increase 159,801 1,902.8 Increase 168,328 1,906.1 Increase


Freight and mail
Loaded/Unloaded freight and mail (tons) Tampere–Pirkkala Airport[16]
Year Domestic freight Domestic mail International freight International mail Total freight and mail Change
2005 111 0 0 0 111 −17% Decrease
2006 96 0 107 0 203 +83% Increase
2007 65 0 105 0 170 −16% Decrease
2008 59 0 240 0 299 +76% Increase
2009 14 0 845 2 861 +188% Increase
2010 106 0 562 1 669 −22% Decrease
2011 109 0 433 0 542 −19% Decrease
2012 1 0 399 0 401 −26% Decrease
2013 69 0 303 0 539 +34% Increase

Ground transportation
A parking area near the terminal

The airport is connected to the city centre of Tampere (25 minutes) by bus route 103, which runs a few times a day just after planes land.[17][18] The bus fare for a single ticket to Tampere is €5.50[19] (zones A+B+C). One can change to any other bus, tram or commuter train going anywhere within Tampere and parts of neighbouring municipalities within 90 minutes from the purchase of the ticket.

There are long-distance connections to Helsinki and other cities via the Tampere Bus Station. The timetables and fares can be found at the Matkahuolto web site.

Bus route 34 goes to central Pirkkala once an hour during rush hours. One can transfer to a few local buses that go to other parts of Pirkkala or Nokia, avoiding zone A completely.

A taxi service is also available in front of Terminal 1.

Means of transport at Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website
Bus Bus Tampere Regional Transport Authority 34 Pirkkala www.nysse.fi
Bus Bus Tampere Regional Transport Authority 103 Tampere railway station
Tampere bus station 		www.nysse.fi

See also

References
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  2. "EFTP Tampere–Pirkkala" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 26 May 2016. pp. EFTP AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. "Tampere-Pirkkala: tärkeä kenttä, loistava sijainti". Business Tampere (in Finnish). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. Repo, Toni (17 May 2018). "Pääsy kielletty: Tältä näyttää Tampere-Pirkkalan lennonjohtotornissa – 156 askelmaa johdattaa ainutlaatuisen maiseman äärelle". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. "About us". Finavia. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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  8. "airBaltic opens a new base in Tempere". 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  9. aerotelegraph.com - "Short routes: Finnair replaces planes with busses" (German) 5 April 2023
  10. Taipale, Eedit (11 May 2023). "Air Baltic avaa tänä vuonna kaksi uutta reittiä Tampere-Pirkkalasta – katso tästä kaikki kohteet". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. "AirBaltic to Base Aircraft in the Canary Islands for Winter". 14 June 2023.
  12. "Airbaltic 2023 Winter New Routes - 11MAY23". AirBaltic. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  13. "airBaltc connects Tampere (Finland) with [...] Milan (Italy)". aviation24.be. 8 February 2023.
  14. https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airbaltic/airbaltic-adds-two-more-routes-for-summer-2024-in-total-13-new-destinations/
  15. Ahola Ubis, Martina (23 June 2021). "Ryanair avaa lentoyhteyden Tampere-Pirkkalasta Lontooseen – Helsingistä lentoja 8 kohteeseen". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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  18. "Tampere Airport (TMP) to Tampere Bus Station". Rome2rio. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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