Mikkeli Airport
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Mikkeli Airport is located in Mikkeli
, Finland
, 2.5 NM west of the city centre. During summer, there are a large number of gliding, powered flight and parachute jumping activities at the airport.
There is one runway
(11/29) in the airport and it measures are 1702 metre. Runway 11 is also equipped with the Instrument landing system
.
Mikkeli
Mikkeli is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
, 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...
, 2.5 NM west of the city centre. During summer, there are a large number of gliding, powered flight and parachute jumping activities at the airport.
There is one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
(11/29) in the airport and it measures are 1702 metre. Runway 11 is also equipped with the Instrument landing system
Instrument Landing System
An instrument landing system is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during instrument...
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