Tartu Airport () is an airport in Reola, Ülenurme Parish, south southwest of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia. It is also called Ülenurme Airport due to its proximity to the village of Ülenurme. The Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway (E263) passes near the airport.
History
The airport was opened on 15 May 1946. In 1981, a new terminal building was built, and the
runway and
taxiway were upgraded. Since 2005, the airport has been operated by
Tallinn Airport. In 2009, the runway was lengthened to .
Airlines and destinations
After Finnair ended flights from Tartu in October 2022
there were no regular commercial passenger flights to Tartu. In 2024, Finnair won the procurement for subsidized flights and the Helsinki line was reopened in March.
In April 2024, the flights were suspended for a month due to Russian
GPS jamming.
The airport requires GNSS for initial approach on landings.
In the first year after the resumption of flights to Helsinki, Tartu Airport served 37,369 passengers.
[ ERR News. Tartu-Helsinki air route serves 37,000 passengers in first year back. Retrieved 4 April 2025.]
Statistics
List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states
See also
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Estonian Aviation Academy
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Estonian Aviation Museum
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Raadi Airfield (Tartu Air Base)
External links