Helsinki-Malmi Airport

Helsinki-Malmi Airport

Helsinki-Malmin lentoasema
Helsingfors-Malm flygplats
Summary
Airport typeDefunct
ServesHelsinki metropolitan area
LocationMalmi, Helsinki, Finland
Opened16 December 1936 (1936-12-16)
Closed14 March 2021 (2021-03-14)
Elevation AMSL17 m / 58 ft
Coordinates60°15′14″N 025°02′39″E / 60.25389°N 25.04417°E / 60.25389; 25.04417
Websitewww.malmiairport.fi/en
Map
HEM is located in Finland
HEM
HEM
Location within Finland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,280 4,199 Asphalt
09/27 1,024 3,360 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers1285
Landings47144
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2]

Helsinki-Malmi Airport (Finnish: Helsinki-Malmin lentoasema, Swedish: Helsingfors-Malm flygplats) (IATA: HEM, ICAO: EFHF) was an airfield that served Helsinki, the capital of 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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference aip_efhf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference air_traffic_statistics_2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference fintraffic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference helsinki_faq_on_malmi_airport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference yle_2022-02-02 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference hs_2022-02-03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).