Mariehamn Airport
Encyclopedia
Mariehamn Airport is located in Jomala
, Åland, Finland
, some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Mariehamn
town centre. It served 48,672 passengers in 2010 and is operated by the state owned Finavia
.
The airport is the main hub
for Air Åland
, who provide regional services to Helsinki
and Stockholm
with Saab 340 A
aircraft, with three or four daily departures to Helsinki and two to Stockholm. Turku Air
provides flights to Turku
, three times daily on weekdays, operating a Piper PA-31 Navajo
, though it also operates cargo, taxi and business flights. The departures to Stockholm arrive earlier than they depart from Mariehamn because they go to a different time zone.
The airport has a duty-free shop
. Passengers can buy goods, e.g. alcohol without VAT
and other taxes. This is allowed both before flying to Finland and to other countries. Normally local taxes must be paid in airport shops before travelling inside the EU, but Åland is outside the EU VAT area
, for the very reason to allow taxfree sales onboard ferries and at the airport. Åland is in other respects a part of the EU.
Jomala
Jomala is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
, Åland, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Mariehamn
Mariehamn
Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city...
town centre. It served 48,672 passengers in 2010 and is operated by the state owned Finavia
Finavia
Finavia Corporation , the former Finnish Civil Aviation Administration, is the managing body of 25 airports located in Finland. Finavia maintains the airport network as well as the navigation system. Finavia's customers are both the travel industry as well as air passengers...
.
The airport is the main hub
Airline hub
An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...
for Air Åland
Air Åland
Air Åland AB is the provincial airline of Åland, with its head office on the grounds of Mariehamn Airport in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland. It operates scheduled services from Åland to Helsinki and Stockholm. Its main base is Mariehamn Airport..- History :...
, who provide regional services to Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
and Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
with Saab 340 A
Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a discontinued Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild Aircraft in a 65:35 ratio...
aircraft, with three or four daily departures to Helsinki and two to Stockholm. Turku Air
Turku Air
Turku Air is a small airline and air taxi company in Finland founded 1974. Turku Air has several Piper PA-31-350 airplanes. It has scheduled flights between Turku and Mariehamn and offers 24h cargo and air taxi service....
provides flights to Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
, three times daily on weekdays, operating a Piper PA-31 Navajo
Piper PA-31 Navajo
The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also licence-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and...
, though it also operates cargo, taxi and business flights. The departures to Stockholm arrive earlier than they depart from Mariehamn because they go to a different time zone.
The airport has a duty-free shop
Duty-free shop
Duty-free shops are retail outlets that are exempt from the payment of certain local or national taxes and duties, on the requirement that the goods sold will be sold to travelers who will take them out of the country...
. Passengers can buy goods, e.g. alcohol without VAT
Value added tax
A value added tax or value-added tax is a form of consumption tax. From the perspective of the buyer, it is a tax on the purchase price. From that of the seller, it is a tax only on the "value added" to a product, material or service, from an accounting point of view, by this stage of its...
and other taxes. This is allowed both before flying to Finland and to other countries. Normally local taxes must be paid in airport shops before travelling inside the EU, but Åland is outside the EU VAT area
European Union Value Added Tax Area
The European Union value added tax area is a territory consisting of all European Union member states and certain other countries which follow the European Union's rules on value added tax . The principle is also valid for some special taxes on products like alcohol and tobacco.Goods are only...
, for the very reason to allow taxfree sales onboard ferries and at the airport. Åland is in other respects a part of the EU.
Passengers
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43,266 | 4,079 | 47,345 | −18.9% |
| 2006 | 57,364 | 6,750 | 64,114 | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 53,269 | 10,032 | 63,301 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 51,210 | 10,900 | 62,110 | −1.9% |
| 2009 | 41,949 | 14,305 | 56,254 | −9.4% |
| 2010 | 36,904 | 11,768 | 48,672 | −13.5% |