Mariehamn Airport
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The Mariehamn Airport is the airport of the autonomous Finnish Åland Islands in southwest Finland. It is operated by the Finnish airport operator Finavia. In 2007, Mariehamn airport counted 63,000 travelers. Parking at the airport is free of charge, to the public bus network as well as on the free bus to the capital Mariehamn, 3 km away, there is not. Three car rental companies, including a local supplier, can be found directly in the terminal.
The Mariehamn airport has a special feature. He is the only airport in Finland with red runway. This results from the fact that Åland wins the pavement from the red Åland granite and consequently asphalt as gravel roads on the island have a reddish color. Thus, the runway and the runway of the airport Mariehamn received this unique color. According to pilot this is the best runway for a landing, because they can be seen well in all weather conditions.
The Mariehamn Airport is the home base, which was founded in 2005 Air Åland. This operates different routes to Finland and Sweden. These included and include flights to Stockholm -Arlanda Airport, Turku and Helsinki. The flights to Helsinki were set on May 28, 2012, as the line was due to a deficit by competition from Flybe Nordic since November 2011. Air Åland transported 2008, a total of 61,000 passengers to and from Mariehamn.
The airline Flybe Nordic flies to Helsinki daily.
The Turku Air also provides with Piper PA 31-350 Navajo Chieftain propeller aircraft charter flights to Turku.