Joensuu Airport is an airport in
Liperi,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, about northwest of the city centre of
Joensuu
Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. The ...
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History
The airport was established in 1937.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Weather station
The
Finnish Meteorological Institute
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI; fi, Ilmatieteen laitos; sv, Meteorologiska institutet) is the government agency responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Finland. It is a part of the Ministry of Transport ...
has a weather station at the airport. The highest recorded natural temperature in Finland, , was measured at the airport on 29 July 2010.
Ground transportation
Bus
Route 6, operated by Joensuu Region Public Transport, operates between the airport and the city centre according to flight schedules.
See also
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List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
This is a list of the 100 busiest airports in the Nordic countries by passengers per year, aircraft movements per year and freight and mail tonnes per year.
The list also includes yearly statistics for the busiest metropolitan airport systems and ...
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Joensuu Railway Station
References
External links
Finavia – Joensuu Airport*
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Airports in Finland
Buildings and structures in North Karelia
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
Liperi
International airports in Finland
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