Helsinki-Malmi Airport
Former airport that served Helsinki, Finland (1936–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helsinki-Malmi Airport[lower-alpha 1] (IATA: HEM, ICAO: EFHF) was an airfield in Helsinki, Finland, located in the district of Malmi, 5.4 NM (10.0 km; 6.2 mi) north-north-east[1] of the city centre. It was opened in 1936. Until the opening of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in 1952, it was the main airport of Helsinki and of Finland. After that, it was used for general aviation and flight training, and remained the second-busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the number of landings, after Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.[2] The city of Helsinki, which owns the land the airport is located on, terminated its lease agreement for aviation purposes in December 2019, and its remaining runway was closed in March 2021,[3] but several legal complaints are pending in courts. The city plans to use the land for the construction of approximately 25,000 new apartments starting in 2024.[4][5] The airfield area, including the runways and taxiways, was opened for public recreation in February 2022.[6]
Helsinki-Malmi Airport Helsinki-Malmin lentoasema Helsingfors-Malm flygplats | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||||||
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Location | Malmi, Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
Opened | December 16, 1936 (1936-12-16) | ||||||||||||||
Closed | March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 17 m / 58 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 60°15′14″N 025°02′39″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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