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Mariehamn Airport

Coordinates: 60°07′19″N 019°53′47″E / 60.12194°N 19.89639°E / 60.12194; 19.89639
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Mariehamn Airport

Mariehamns flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFinavia
ServesMariehamn
LocationJomala, Åland, Finland
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates60°07′19″N 019°53′47″E / 60.12194°N 19.89639°E / 60.12194; 19.89639
Websitefinavia.fi
Map
MHQ is located in Finland
MHQ
MHQ
Location within Finland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,903 6,243 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers23.962
Source: Finavia

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.

The 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.

The Aero Flight 217 aviation accident that resulted in 22 deaths occurred near the airport in 1963.[2]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mariehamn Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Stockholm–Arlanda,[3] Turku[3]
Finnair Helsinki[4]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at MHQ airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Mariehamn Airport [5]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2005 43,266 4,079 47,345 −18.9% Decrease
2006 57,364 6,750 64,114 +35.4% Increase
2007 53,269 10,032 63,301 −1.3% Decrease
2008 51,210 10,900 62,110 −1.9% Decrease
2009 41,949 14,305 56,254 −9.4% Decrease
2010 36,904 11,768 48,672 −13.5% Decrease
2011 39,209 14,359 53,568 +10.1% Increase
2014 37,436 14,661 52,097 -0.8% Decrease
2015 42,365 16,971 59,336 +13.9% Increase
2016 42,864 16,680 59,544 +0.4% Increase
2017 42,488 19,080 61,568 +3.4% Increase
2018 41,377 13,263 54,640 -11.3% Decrease
2019 37,273 14,324 51,597 -5,6% Decrease
2020 18,160 5,802 23,962 -53,6% Decrease
2021 14,218 4,029 18,247 -23,9% Decrease

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Amapola Flyg aloittaa 30.10. Lennot Maarianhaminasta Tukholmaan ja 31.10. Turkuun | lentoposti.fi". 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ "JAL Expands Finnair Codeshare From late-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes.
  5. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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