Pärnu Airport

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The Pärnu Airport (Estonian: Pärnu Lennujaam ) is a civilian airport in Estonia. It is 4 km from the city of Pärnu in the community Sauga.

In October 1937, the City Council of Pärnu presented 0.28 km ² for the construction of an airport available. During the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the airport Soviet interceptors served as home airport.

In the summer of 1992 left the Red Army Pärnu. The airport was transferred to the Estonian Ministry of Defence. In October of the same year was begun on the site of the conversion into a civilian airport. Since 2005, the Tallinn airport company AS Tallinna Lennujaam operates the Pärnu Airport.

Currently, the German company LFH regularly flies from Parnu to Kuressaare and the islands of Kihnu and Ruhnu. In addition, the airport serves many private aircraft. 2005, the airport recorded 4,774 passengers.