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Mariehamn Airport

Field	Value
name	Mariehamn Airport
nativename	Mariehamns flygplats
image	Finavia Logo.svg
image-width	150
image2	Mariehamn Airport.jpg
image2-width	250
IATA	MHQ
ICAO	EFMA
pushpin_map	Finland
pushpin_label	MHQ
pushpin_map_alt	Map showing MHQ's location within Finland
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Finland
type	Public
owner	Finavia
operator	Finavia
city-served	Mariehamn
location	Jomala, Åland, Finland
elevation-f	17
elevation-m	5
coordinates
website	finavia.fi
metric-rwy	y
r1-number	03/21
r1-length-m	1903
r1-length-f	6243
r1-surface	Asphalt

Mariehamn Airport (Mariehamns flygplats, Maarianhaminan lentoasema, ) is located in Jomala, Åland, Finland. The airport lies approximately 3 km north-west of the Mariehamn town centre. The state-owned Finavia operates the airport.

Facilities

The airport features a duty-free shop. Because Åland is outside the EU VAT area, passengers travelling to destinations outside Åland (including mainland Finland) can purchase goods tax-free. This differs from typical airport shopping rules within the EU. Apart from VAT, Åland generally follows EU regulations.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights at Mariehamn Airport:

| Finnair | Helsinki | PopulAir | Stockholm–Arlanda, Turku

Statistics

The table below shows annual passenger numbers at Mariehamn Airport.

Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers
43,266	4,079	47,345	−18.9%
57,364	6,750	64,114	+35.4%
53,269	10,032	63,301	−1.3%
51,210	10,900	62,110	−1.9%
41,949	14,305	56,254	−9.4%
36,904	11,768	48,672	−13.5%
39,209	14,359	53,568	+10.1%
38,762	14,245	53,007	−1.0%
37,847	14,653	52,500	−1.0%
37,436	14,661	52,097	−0.8%
42,365	16,971	59,336	+13.9%
42,864	16,680	59,544	+0.4%
42,488	19,080	61,568	+3.4%
41,377	13,263	54,640	−11.3%
37,406	14,350	51,756	−5.3%
18,225	5,835	24,060	−53.5%
14,284	4,021	18,305	−23.9%
15,499	11,248	26,747	+46.1%
20,197	17,439	37,636	+40.7%
18,889	20,893	39,782	+5.7%
19,169	23,139	42,308	+6.3%

Incidents and accidents

On 8 November 1963, Aero Flight 217, a Douglas DC-3, crashed while approaching Mariehamn Airport, resulting in 22 deaths. The crash occurred near the airport.

References

"Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010". Finavia.
"JAL Expands Finnair Codeshare From late-Oct 2023".
(18 October 2022). "Amapola Flyg aloittaa 30.10. Lennot Maarianhaminasta Tukholmaan ja 31.10. Turkuun | lentoposti.fi".
"Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia.
"Kotimaan lentoasemien matkustajamäärät ja rahtitonnit muuttujina Kuukausi, Ilmoittava lentoasema, Lennon tyyppi, Saapuneet/lähteneet, Toinen lentoasema ja Tiedot".
Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) OH-LCA Mariehamn Airport (MHQ)". [[Aviation Safety Network]].

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