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Lappeenranta Airport

International airport in Finland

Field	Value
name	Lappeenranta Airport
nativename	Lappeenrannan lentoasema
image	Flughafen Lappeenranta.JPG
image-width	250
IATA	LPP
ICAO	EFLP
pushpin_map	Finland
pushpin_label	LPP
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Finland
type	Public
operator	Lappeenrannan Lentoasema Oy
city-served	Lappeenranta, Finland
location
elevation-f	349
elevation-m	106
coordinates
website
metric-elev	yes
metric-rwy	yes
r1-number	06/24
r1-length-m	2,500
r1-length-f	8,202
r1-surface	Asphalt
stat-year	2013
stat1-header	Passengers
stat1-data	98,300
footnotes	Source: AIP Finland

Lappeenranta Airport () is an international airport in Lappeenranta, Finland. It is 2.5 kilometers southwest of the city center and Lappeenranta Central Station. Opened in 1918, Lappeenranta Airport is the oldest airport still in operation in Finland. The Karelia Aviation Museum is in the airport. Flight goes on low altitude straight over Lappeenranta midtown which is located 1½ kilometer (1 mile) from the eastern end of the runway.

History

The airport opened in 1918. Between 1939 and 1944, during World War II, the airport operated as a military air base.

In 1951, passenger traffic began at the airport. In 1960, the existing terminal was completed. In 1998, the runway was extended to 2,500 metres. In September 2006, the railway between Lahti and Kerava opened, shortening the travel time by rail to Helsinki and caused the closure of the Lappeenranta-Helsinki air route.

In March 2010, Ryanair started flights to Lappeenranta, its second destination in Finland after Tampere Airport. The passenger record was in 2010 with 115,000 passengers, partially attributed to the patronage of a large number of Russian tourists from the large neighbouring city of Saint Petersburg. The airport was in 2014 on 73nd position in the list of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries. This boom would not last long, with the flow of Russian tourists falling sharply in 2014 in the wake of the Euromaidan in Ukraine.

The only airline flying to Lappeenranta, Ryanair, ceased all flights there on 21 October 2015.

In 2016, ownership of the airport changed from the state-owned Finavia to a company owned by the City of Lappeenranta, Lappeenrannan Lentoasema Oy. The airport had no scheduled flights 2016–2017, but Ryanair restarted again in March 2018.

Due to mounting financial losses, and the lack of flight demand, the City of Lappeenranta is debating whether to continue operating the airport. Attempts to secure funding were halted due to EU regulations after consultation with the European Commission and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Since its purchase of the airport, the city has spent over twelve million euro in keeping the airport open.

The airport's financial problems reflect a larger economic downturn in the eastern border regions of Finland, following the COVID-19 pandemic and the breakdown of Finland-Russia relations. In addition, aviation has encountered disruption as a result of Russian GNSS jamming along the Finnish border due to the threat of UAV attacks, with Finland reinstating legacy radio navigation systems. In 2025, Yle reported that the airports yearly revenue had been lower than expected due to a decrease in general aviation and training flights, necessitating the need to contract airport workers for other town services.

Airlines and destinations

There are currently no scheduled flights to the airport.

There are a few seasonal air charters to European holiday destinations.

Statistics

Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers
46,536	3,112	49,648	+1.7%
40,779	8,724	49,503	−0.3%
18,948	4,036	22,984	−53.6%
19,056	4,283	23,339	+1.5%
8,265	5,798	14,063	−39.7%
4,190	56,910	61,100	+324.7%
310	115,957	116,267	+90.3%
112	93,650	93,762	−19.4%
147	98,153	98,300	+4.8%
325	89,226	89,551	−8.8%
586	35,206	35,792	–60.0%
0	0	0	–100.0%
175	80,985	81,160
27	21,730	21,757	–73.2%
8	13,712	13,720	–36.9%
28	35,768	35,796	160.9%
58	33,297	33,355	–6.8%
157	26,883	27,040	–18.9%
190	21,177	21,367	–21.0%

Ground transportation

Local bus number 4, which departs in front of the airport terminal, operates service to/from the city center and Lappeenranta railway station. Taxi service is also available. From the railway station, further connections to Helsinki are offered by VR, Savonlinja, and OnniBus.com. The distance from midtown by road to the terminal is 2½ kilometer (1½ mile).

Means of transport	Operator	Route	Destinations	Website	Notes
[[File:Feature suburban buses.svg	24px	Bus]] Bus	Lappeenranta Public Transport	4	Lappeenranta railway station		every 60 min

References

"Historical airport in the heart of Lappeenranta". Lappeenranta Airport.
(2025-10-21). "Venäläiset tajusivat, miten halvalla Lappeenrannasta pääsee maailmalle – näin alkoi vuosien halpalentoralli".
(8 October 2015). "Ryanair ei lennä Lappeenrannasta ensi kesänä". [[TV Finland]].
(6 August 2015). "Ryanair drops last Finnish winter route". [[TV Finland]].
"Lappeenranta Airport is now privately owned airport". Lappeenranta Airport.
(29 March 2018). "Itärajan pikkukentällä juhlittiin - ensimmäinen Ryanairin kone lähti täytenä kohti Milanoa". [[TV Finland]].
(2025-10-23). "Yritykset ja yliopisto kaipaavat Lappeenrantaan parempia lentoyhteyksiä – haaveena reitit Kööpenhaminaan ja Berliiniin".
(2025-08-14). "Lappeenrannan lentoaseman jatko on epävarma – lakkauttamistakaan ei voi sulkea pois".
Editorial. (2025-11-05). "Finnish region loses millions in revenue after border closure with Russia".
Tara. (2025-05-20). "Government to fully fund regional flights despite losses".
"NATO-Russia Tensions Ignite Defense Sector Growth: Why Finland's Airspace Crisis Signals Strategic Investment Opportunities".
(2024-11-07). "Eastern Finland airports bring back radio navigation systems due to GPS interference".
(2025-10-21). "Lappeenrannan lentoasema karsii kuluistaan – työntekijöitä on osa-aikaistettu, myös lomautuksia on edessä".
(17 January 2021). "Lähtevät lennot". Lappeenranta Airport.
"Lomalennot". Lappeenranta Airport.
"Kotimaan lentoasemien matkustajamäärät ja rahtitonnit muuttujina Kuukausi, Ilmoittava lentoasema, Lennon tyyppi, Saapuneet/lähteneet, Toinen lentoasema ja Tiedot".
"Public transport". Lappeenranta Airport.

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