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Tallinn Airport or Ülemiste Airport (IATA: TLL, ICAO: EETN; Estonian: Tallinna lennujaam) is the largest airport in Estonia and home base of the national airline Estonian Air. Tallinn Airport is open to both domestic and international flights. It is located approximately 4 kilometers from the city center of Tallinn on the eastern shore of Lake Ülemiste. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... County Area 159. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... This article is about the construction material. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 110 KB) // Beschreibung Author Ralf Roletschek (User:Marcela) Camera Olympus C-220 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tallinn Airport ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 110 KB) // Beschreibung Author Ralf Roletschek (User:Marcela) Camera Olympus C-220 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tallinn Airport ... Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... AS Estonian Air is an airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. ... County Area 159. ... Shore A shore or shoreline is the land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. ... Lake Ãœlemiste (Ãœlemiste jÃ¤rv) is the largest lake near Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. ...

The airport has a single asphalt-concrete runway that is 3070 meters long and 45 meters wide, four taxiways and eight terminal gates. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A taxiway is a strip of land on an airport on which aircraft can roll (taxi) to or from a hangar, terminal, runway, or other facility. ... An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ...

History

The building of Tallinn Airport started in 1932, and the airport was opened officially on 20 September 1936, although the airport had been operational a good while before the official opening. Before World War II, Tallinn Airport had regular connections to abroad by at least Lufthansa, LOT and the Finnish company Aero (now Finnair). Between 1945 and 1989, Aeroflot was the only airline that served Tallinn Airport. Regular flights with jet planes started in 1962. A new terminal building was built in the late 1970, and the runway was also lengthened then. The first foreign airline that did regular flights from Tallinn after World War II was SAS in the autumn of 1989. The terminal building was modernized in 1999 and a large new section added in 2008. Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried (second is Air France - KLM), and the flag carrier of Germany. ... Lot is: Place Specific - A French dÃ©partement, see Lot (dÃ©partement) A French river, a tributary of the Garonne, see Lot River A Belgian town, see Lot, Belgium A Polish Airline, see LOT Polish Airlines Character Specific - A Biblical figure, the nephew of Abraham, see Lot (Biblical) Lot, a... Finnair is Finlands largest airline and the flag carrier. ... Finnair is Finlands largest airline and the flag carrier. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... JSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (Russian: ) (MICEX:AFLT RTS:AFLT), or Aeroflot (Russian: ) as the airline is commonly known, is the Russian flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Scandinavian Airlines System or SAS is a multi-national airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Scandinavian countries, based in Stockholm, Sweden and owned by SAS AB. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

The runway is large enough to accept several wide-bodied aircraft, including the Airbus 330, Antonov 124, Boeing 747 and Boeing 777. The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner manufactured by EADS (Airbus S.A.S.). It was developed at the same time as the four-engined A340. ... Categories: Stub | Soviet cargo aircraft 1980-1989 ... The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... The Boeing 777 is an American long-range, wide-body twin-engine airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

The airport has also served military uses as an interceptor aircraft base. It was home to 384 IAP (384th Interceptor Aircraft Regiment) which flew MiG-23P aircraft. The MiG-25 is a Russian interceptor that was the mainstay of the Soviet air defence. ... Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger). ...

Terminal building

There are a small number of vendors in the terminal building, including a two restaurants and a duty free shop. The terminal area also contains a post office, telephone services, and free wired/wireless Internet access. Car rental, travel agency, currency exchange, and porter services are also available from the terminal. There are two bus stops in front of the terminal, one stop is in the front of the departure doors (the bus comes from city center) and a second one is before the arrival exit (the bus goes to city center). The city center bus is number 2. An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Europcar Sixt A car rental, rent-a-car or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time (ranging from a few hours to a few weeks) for a fee. ...

Expansion

There is currently, as of March 2008, a major expansion project going on at the airport, encompassing:

As the new part of the terminal isn't complete yet (only 5 gates of 9 are in operation), construction work will continue on it until the summer. For other uses, see Schengen. ...

Renaming

After the death of former president of Estonia Lennart Meri on March 14, 2006, journalist Argo Ideon from Eesti Ekspress proposed to honor the president's memory by naming Tallinn Airport after him - "Tallinna Lennart Meri Rahvusvaheline Lennujaam" (Lennart Meri International Airport), drawing parallels with JFK Airport, Charles de Gaulle Airport, etc.^[2]. Ideon's article also mentioned the fact that Meri himself had shown concern for the condition of the then Soviet-era construction (in one memorable case Meri, having arrived from Japan, led the group of journalists that were expecting him, to the airport's toilets to do the interview there, in order to point out the shoddy condition of the facilities^[3]). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (886x585, 34 KB) Estonian Air Boeing 737-500 taken on January 13, 2006, at Tallinn Airport by Jared Preston Â© Jared Preston File history on en. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (886x585, 34 KB) Estonian Air Boeing 737-500 taken on January 13, 2006, at Tallinn Airport by Jared Preston Â© Jared Preston File history on en. ... AS Estonian Air is an airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. ... The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The President of Estonia is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. ... Lennart Meri Lennart Georg Meri (IPA: ËˆlennÉ‘rÌºt ËˆgÌ¥eÉ”rgÌ¥ ËˆmerÌºi) (March 29, 1929 â€“ March 14, 2006) was a writer, film director and politician who served as President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eesti Ekspress was the first politically independent newspaper in Soviet-occupied Estonia. ... For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport. ... Charles de Gaulle International Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) (French: ), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), in Paris, is one of the worlds principal aviation centres, as well as Frances main international airport. ... CCCP redirects here. ... For other uses, see Toilet (disambiguation). ...

The name change was discussed at a board meeting on March 29, 2006^[4], and in March 2008, Estonian newspapers reported that the renaming would happen in 2009^[5] is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Statistics

Total passengers using the airport has increased on average by 14.2% annually since 1998. Passenger data reflects international and domestic flights combined, share of domestic flights compared to international flights was marginal. Passenger and cargo numbers exclude direct transit.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

airBaltic is the Latvian national airline, based in the capital of Latvia, RÄ«ga. ... Avies is an airline based in Estonia. ... City Airline is a regional airline based in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... CSA Czech Airlines (in Czech: ÄŒeskÃ© aerolinie (abbreviation: ÄŒSA) is the Czech national airline company, and former national carrier of Czechoslovakia based at RuzynÄ› International Airport, Prague. ... EasyJet (LSE: EZJ), styled as easyJet, is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... AS Estonian Air is an airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. ... AS Estonian Air is an airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. ... Finncomm Airlines Embraer ERJ 145 Finncomm Airlines (short for Finnish Commuter Airlines Oy), is a regional airline based in SeinÃ¤joki, Finland. ... FlyLAL (also known as Lithuanian Airlines and LAL) is the national airline of Lithuania based in Vilnius. ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... KLM Cityhopper is the regional airline subsidiary KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... Boeing 737-500 LOT redirects here. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried (second is Air France - KLM), and the flag carrier of Germany. ... Norwegian Air Shuttle (OSE: NAS) is a Norwegian low-cost airline, with headquarters at Fornebu outside Oslo and its main base at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. ... Scandinavian Airlines System or SAS is a multi-national airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the Scandinavian countries, based in Stockholm, Sweden and owned by SAS AB. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. ...

Charters

AMC Airlines is a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. ... Futura Boeing 737 at Funchal (Madeira) in February 2003. ... LatCharter is a charter airline based in Riga, Latvia. ... Air Finland is an airline based in Helsinki, Finland. ... LTE International Airways is an airline based in Spain. ... AS Estonian Air is an airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. ... Eurocypria Airlines is an airline based in Larnaca, Cyprus. ... Airest (AS Airest) is an Estonian-owned airline that started in January 2002. ... FlyLAL (also known as Lithuanian Airlines and LAL) is the national airline of Lithuania based in Vilnius. ... Aurela B737-300 landing at Vilnius Airport (VNO). ... Air Via (Bulgarian Airways) is a charter airline based in Sofia, Bulgaria. ...

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External links

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