Kemi-Tornio Airport is an airport

Airport

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 in Kemi

Kemi

Kemi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio. It was founded in 1869 by royal decree, because of its proximity to a deep water harbour....

, Finland

Finland

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. The airport is located near the district of Lautiosaari

Lautiosaari

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, east of the Kemijoki

Kemijoki

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 (Kemi River), 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Kemi city centre and 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) east of Tornio

Tornio

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 city centre.

The airport is owned and operated by Finavia

Finavia

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.

Currently the only scheduled destination from Kemi is Helsinki

Helsinki

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. The route is operated by Flybe Nordic

Flybe Nordic

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 under Flybe

Flybe

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 brand, which is using the ATR 72-500 and ATR 42-500 aircrafts on the route. The winter 2010 schedule has 5–6 flights per day on weekdays and Sundays, and two flights on Saturdays.

Terminal services

There is a small cafe/restaurant landside at the airport, open to the public and to passengers. There is also a small gift shop for souvenirs. The following car rental companies serve at Kemi airport: Avis

Avis Rent A Car System

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, Budget

Budget Rent a Car

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, Europcar

Europcar

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, Hertz

The Hertz Corporation

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and Scandia Rent

Ground transportation and parking

There is no public transportation directly to the airport. However, there is a bus stop around 700 metres (2,296.6 ft) from the airport. Airport taxi to Kemi takes around 15 minutes in travel time whereas the trip to Tornio takes approximately 25 minutes.

There is a parking lot just in front of the terminal door. Prices for parking are 6 euros per ay or 26 euros per week. Optional engine heater points cost for an extra 6 euros per day.

Passengers

Annual passenger statistics for Kemi-Tornio Airport

Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers	Change
2005	85,133	2,750	87,883	−15.5%
2006	82,867	2,157	85,024	−3.3%
2007	89,661	2,606	92,267	+8.5%
2008	93,496	2,391	95,887	+3.7%
2009	94,243	1,366	95,609	−0.3%
2010	95,079	1,483	96,562	+0.6%

Freight and Mail

Loaded/Unloaded freight and mail (tons) Kemi-Tornio Airport

Year	Domestic freight	Domestic mail	International freight	International mail	Total freight and mail	Change
2005	47	2	2	0	51	−23.9%
2006	56	1	0	0	57	+11.8%
2007	78	1	0	0	79	+38.6%
2008	88	1	1	0	90	+13.9%
2009	56	1	0	0	57	−36.7%
2010	25	1	0	0	27	−52.6%

External links

• Finavia – Kemi-Tornio Airport
• AIP Finland – Kemi-Tornio Airport